White Glove Shipping 101: Set Your Delivery Experience Apart with White Glove Services
First, what is white glove delivery?
White glove shipping goes beyond curbside delivery to put customers at complete ease with valued-added services like in-room assembly, post-delivery clean up and even reverse logistics options (removal of an old refrigerator after a new one is delivered, for example).
Not at all. AIT provides enhanced final mile services for B2B and B2C clients across a variety of industries, handling deliveries for warehouses, drop shippers, retail locations and more. Mannequins, high-end screens and other in-store displays, as well as gym or healthcare equipment are just a few of many B2B examples.
While some retailers are gravitating toward this option for high-end items, like jewelry, designer clothes and even cars, oversized items are an increasingly popular choice as well, for both B2C and B2B businesses.
Indeed, U.S. e-commerce furniture and appliance revenue was $55.2 billion in 2021 and experts project that number will grow to $61.2 billion by 2025.
Parcel carriers like FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service are not well-equipped to handle the growing trend of furniture and appliance e-commerce sales—especially "non-conveyable" (i.e., big and bulky) shipments that require manual handling. Also, the majority of e-commerce shoppers worldwide are making purchases from overseas vendors.
That's why, for many shippers, transportation logistics partners come into play.
Indeed, U.S. e-commerce furniture and appliance revenue was $55.2 billion in 2021 and experts project that number will grow to $61.2 billion by 2025.
Parcel carriers like FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service are not well-equipped to handle the growing trend of furniture and appliance e-commerce sales—especially "non-conveyable" (i.e., big and bulky) shipments that require manual handling. Also, the majority of e-commerce shoppers worldwide are making purchases from overseas vendors.
That's why, for many shippers, transportation logistics partners come into play.