StrongPoint has received an order and partial pre-payment from Utkonos in Moscow for delivery of 25 Click & Collect Grocery Lockers and software solution for delivery in October.
Next planned step is to sign a frame-agreement between the parties to cover a service-level-agreement (SLA) and roll-outs procedures of additional units over the coming years.
Utkonos, founded in 2000, is the leading e-commerce business in Russia, selling more than 40,000 products. Utkonos is a next generation shop: an innovative combination of traditional and modern retailing technologies.
Utkonos offers 24/7 customer delivery from a modern 44 000 m² multifunctional distribution center to all of Moscow's districts and the surrounding regions. The Utkonos distribution center is equipped with a cutting-edge quality control and goods packing system. Utkonos's vehicle fleet consists of 400 vehicles equipped with special refrigerator compartments, which guarantee compliance with requirements for the transportation of different types of goods such as chilled and frozen food products. The Company has a 24/7 hotline support service which ensures effective customer communications. Utkonos employs 1,800 people.
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StrongPoints self-service pick up lockers are of modular size. Most common to have 39 configurable rooms for frozen, chilled and room tempered goods, so that absolutely all kinds of groceries may be delivered. The lockers can be placed both indoor and outdoor - up to 25 degrees below zero.
This Click & Collect locker solution is fully developed by StrongPoint and is currently receiving the great attention from retailers worldwide.
"The market for groceries is currently experiencing a period of great change. The shopping and customer experience becomes more and more digital, both in the store and online, which leads to a strong growth in e-commerce in Europe. Effective delivery of groceries, without costly transport and no restrictions on delivery times, is the key to the future of e-commerce for grocery chains and for StrongPoints Click & Collect success," says CEO Jørgen Waaler at StrongPoint.
For more information, please contact:
Jørgen Waaler
CEO StrongPoint ASA
Phone: +47 90 59 00 10
About StrongPoint:
StrongPoint's mission: Driving Retailers' productivity by providing innovative integrated Technology Solutions enabling retailers to perform to their full potential.
StrongPoint has its headquarter at Rælingen, and has approximately 580 employees in Norway, Sweden, The Baltics, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Russia and Malaysia. StrongPoint has the ticker "STRONG" on Oslo Stock Exchange.
For further information: www.strongpoint.com