Bell and Howell to Expand Retail Click-and-Collect Solutions in the U.S.
More Pickup Towers, additional pickup options and innovations coming in 2018
Bell and Howell announced today that it will significantly expand the number of click-and-collect pickup locations it installs throughout the United States in 2018. The expansion of this unique "buy online, pickup in store" solution builds on the more than 100 "Pickup Towers" Bell and Howell installed in Walmart locations this year.
The Pickup Tower offers customers fast and easy access to products theyve ordered on Walmart.com and want to pick up in a store. Once an online order is ready, the customer is sent an email or text notification with a code. They then simply walk up to the Pickup Tower in the Walmart store theyve selected, scan their code, and receive their order in less than 15 seconds.
"Pickup Towers are one important way we are using the latest technology to provide our customers with a quick and convenient pickup experience," said Mark Ibbotson, executive vice president of central operations for Walmart U.S. "Our customers are telling us how much they like the towers - its helping them save time and money and empowering them to shop how, when and where they want to."
Bell and Howell is the exclusive distributor in North America of the Pickup Tower, a 16-foot robotics-based parcel terminal called the PackRobot, which is manufactured by Cleveron, a leading European developer of self-service click-and-collect technology.
For more information on Bell and Howells full suite of click-and-collect solutions, visit http://www.bellhowell.net, call 800-220-3030, or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Bell and Howell
Bell and Howell is transforming the future of communications and commerce. We deliver innovative service and technology solutions that enrich customer communications and fulfillment for the worlds largest retail, finance and public-sector enterprises. Our service organization is among the most sophisticated in the world for production workflow, robotics, automation and industrial mechatronics. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with offices around the world, Bell and Howell is the trusted partner to thousands of organizations globally. For additional information, visit http://www.bellhowell.net.
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