How to create your own local delivery application

Goodbarber now offers “Local delivery” apps, whose key features are dedicated to the increase in sales and your customer base.
Indeed, mobile applications offering home delivery and store withdrawal (Click and Collect) promote companies dedicated to local local trade using all functions and atous of an eCommerce platform.

The Crowshipping, it’s US!

Shopop is the Great Community that is committed to More Virtuous Deliverries.

Merchants and Groceries who Choose To Faire and Sustainable Delivery.

Individuals who optimize their regular trips to make deliverries.

Consciousness Consumers

Consumers who chooses to be delivered differently, by people who look alike.

Deliveries, an Annoying Subject

Ouch. Even if we all happy to be delivered very Quickly, Let’s be Honest: Everything is not Always Rosy and Fair in the Delivery Industry.

Damaged, Delayed, or Sometimes Not Delivered at All Packages.

Geographical Areas Not Covered With Forgotten Potential Customers.

Logistic Investments that are too costly for the smallest retailers.

A Carbon FootPrint Far Too Heavy For Our Planet.

Crowshipping
Changes Everything !

So ? We did not sit and wait. With these observations in mind, Shopopop has rebounded by observing that every day millions of people hit the road the road. A round trip to work, a visit to love one, a trip to the gym. What if all these routes could also be used to deliver?

No Additional Cost, Wesse Existing Means of Transportation and we offer to deliver differently without the Advantages of Classic Delivery.

This is How Crowshipping was born at shopop, with a community of caring individuals who take advantage!

And you?
Smile, It’s Delivered!

You want to:
– Offer Another Delivery Solution or Simply offered Delivery to your Customers
– Make Deliverries and Optimize Your Trips With Shopop Tips
– Have your purcses Delivered to you by People who Look Alike

Not More, Not Less, Just Better

Do we Still Act Like Everything is Fine or Do We Change the Delivery Situation Together?

How to create your own local delivery application

Many physical businesses have experienced a difficult situation due to the containment measures implemented in several countries of the world to fight against COVVI-19. Some businesses have made the right disposal to convert into digital trade. This allowed these entrepreneurs to continue selling their products while keeping contact with their customers.

However, as we pointed out to you in our previous articles, the e-commerce market is extremely competitive. Thus, how can your independent trade are released from the game ? By making your physical location the major asset of the reconquest of your local customers.

By offering a fast local delivery option and a practical withdrawal in stores, you offer your customers the flexibility and the convenience they need.

Goodbarber now offers “Local delivery” apps, whose key features are dedicated to the increase in sales and your customer base.
Indeed, mobile applications offering home delivery and store withdrawal (Click and Collect) promote companies dedicated to local local trade using all functions and atous of an eCommerce platform.

How to create your “local delivery + removal in store” app ?

This guide is mainly intended for people who already have a shop (physical or digital) and who wish to give their business an additional dimension through The creation of an app.

For this article, we will take the example of a caterer, St Augustin, who wants to become the reference in terms of good little dishes for its local customers . Let’s build this app together!

1. Prepare the elements necessary to create your app
2. Create your delivery app with goodbarber
3. Add your products to your delivery app
4. Choose the theme and design of your app
5. Add general information from your store
6. Personalize your emails and your push notifications
7. Add additional add-ons for better shopping experience on mobile
8. Publish your delivery app

Step 1: Prepare everything you need

• The logo is ready
• Your catalog of products in format .CSV
• You have written the description of each of your products
• Choose the images that will accompany your products
• Your information on the store (e-mail, phone number, address, opening hours)

Step 2: Create your delivery app with goodbarber

Go to https: // www.goodbarber.com/ Create/, select ” Local emmerce “, Then follow the stages of creating your account. You have a 30 -day free trial period to familiarize yourself with the platform, test your app, and you make sure everything is ready for publication.
You will also have full access to our support, to our online aids and our tutorial videos to accompany you.

Step 3: Add your products to your delivery app

1. Add the products manually: from the back office, in the Products menu> Add. You can then fill all the useful elements (title, description, price, etc.))
2. Import products from a file .CSV. Very useful when you have a large catalog.

Step 4: Choose the theme and design of your app

You can now choose your theme, add your logo, start screens, desigate your sections and your product pages. Do not forget to pay attention to the design of your payment page (check-out page)

Step 5: Add the general information of your store

You must before that add the general information of your store to unlock the other blocks (delivery, payment platforms and taxes).

• Store withdrawal : Enter a name and define the conditions under which this option will be available for your customers.

• Home delivery by postal code : Configure all the postal codes that you cover and offer the option of a fast delivery service to your customer.

• Activate the Offline payment add-on : Offline payment remains the privileged payment method by customers for local businesses

You also increase sales. Offline payment is practical and easy to understand. Some people have difficulty using online payment. By offering an offline payment, you widen your audience and increase sales.

You avoid the costs associated with the use of payment platforms. You can easily have an online presence and offer your customers to buy your products online without the hassle of creating Stripe or Paypal accounts. In addition, offline payments are easy, transparent and do not have additional costs.

3. Taxes: Taxes are automatically calculated according to the origin and destination of deliveries for the taxjar tool. You can define how taxes are calculated for your shop.

4. Order process: choose if you want your customers to create an account when they make a payment. Add the general conditions, the terms of creating the account, your privacy policy and make certain fields visible that your customers must inform when ordering.

Step 6: Personalize your emails and your push notifications

In your Back Office Goodbarber, you can access automatic transactional email models and push notifications. You can and must personalize them so that they reflect your brand image.

Step 7: Add the complementary add-ons for better shopping experience on mobile

• A button ” Buy again “: This button allows your customers to add an article to their previous basket in a click. This is great feature to encourage recurring purchases and increase the conversion rate !

• Pay attention to the release of two new add-ons very soon: “fast payment” will simplify the payment process and delete unnecessary steps. The “Time slot” add-on will allow your customers to select the delivery time slot.

• Customer note : very useful, this feature allows your customer to give specific instructions regarding their order. For our example, this tool is a good way to notify our caterer of a possible allergy or give specific instructions to avoid wasting time during delivery.

• One click payment : digital portfolios are the best payment tools on the web. It is a perfect payment option if the customer is about to place a large order for a meal or a business meeting.

• Automatic login : your customer identifies only once. Then it is automatically when it goes to your app.

Step 8: You are now ready to publish your app

But before, you must compile and test your app.
Testing the final version of its app (version called adhoc) is a very important step that you should not neglect. In your Back Office Goodbarber, you will find online aid suitable for generating an adhoc version of your app for iOS and Android.
Once you are satisfied with the test, you can start the process of publishing your app.

You now know how to create your own app “Local delivery + withdrawal in store”. But the work is not over. You must now promote your app.
You will find on our blog many resources and tricks to promote your app, increase downloads and boost your sales.

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