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Tips and tricks for growing delivery businesses: increase efficiency with route optimization and increase customer loyalty with a 5-star delivery experience.

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Route Optimization

What Is Route Optimization?

In logistics and delivery, route optimization is finding the shortest route for visiting many destinations, while meeting business needs and constraints.

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Route Optimization

Grow Your Online Sales With A 5-Star Delivery Experience

Routific presented at Barn2Door's DIRECT Conference. We shared some best practices for growing sales with a 5-star delivery experience. Here they are.

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Delivery Management

Last Mile Delivery Best Practices For Local Businesses

How do you level up your home delivery if you’ve never scaled this part of your business before? Here is a list of best practices for your business.

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Sustainable Deliveries

Three Pandemic Trends That Are Here To Stay

While the pandemic has presented some of the biggest challenges food businesses have ever faced, it’s also introduced new market trends. Here are 3.

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Sustainable Deliveries

How Can Retailers Work Toward Zero-Waste Delivery?

Can retailers work toward zero-waste delivery? Here's what others have done to be more sustainable.

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Delivery Experience

What Makes A Great Delivery Experience?

Gain a competitive edge by taking your order fulfillment and delivery in-house. Here’s what you need to make a great delivery experience for your business.

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Route Optimization

What Is The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP)?

The Vehicle Routing Problem is everywhere, and solving it is critical in helping to facilitate the movement of goods and services through local delivery.