PickPoint - the first logistics service of a new generation, delivering online orders through parcel terminals and pick-up points.
A parcel terminal is an automated orange terminal that is installed near your home, work or school, in a store, supermarket, or shopping center.
You receive your online order at the parcel locker yourself at a time convenient for you. To do this, in the parcel terminal interface you need to indicate the order receipt code, which will be sent to your mobile phone or e-mail.
If you do not want to pay for your purchase on the online store’s website, you can do so at the post office in cash or by credit card.
You can return unsuitable goods through any PickPoint parcel terminal. It does not matter how it was received: at the post office, through a courier, at a post office or at the point of issue. Check the return conditions on the online store website.
In addition to parcel terminals, all major networks of classic pickup points are connected to PickPoint. When receiving an order, you need to inform the employee at the pick-up point the order code from the message from PickPoint on your mobile phone or e-mail.
Story:
PickPoint has introduced a new delivery channel to the Russian market using automated terminals.
The first Russian parcel terminal was installed in Moscow on November 29, 2010 in Moscow City on the Taras Shevchenko embankment.
IN 2011 In 2012, PickPoint parcel terminals were installed in 30 of the largest cities in Russia, and by the end of 2012 - in all regional centers of the country.
By mid-2014, 90% of online stores that were at that time included in the TOP 100 online retailers in Russia were already connected to the PickPoint network.
IN 2015 year, about 65% of all pick-up points of logistics companies were connected to the PickPoint network.
IN 2016 In 2016, the total number of shipments through the PickPoint logistics service amounted to 4.4 million. By the end of 2016, the PickPoint end user base numbered 3.2 million people.
IN 2017 year, the number of items delivered by PickPoint across Russia increased to 7 million pieces. The federal network of parcel terminals and delivery points increased 1.6 times and amounted to 2,698 points.
Now the PickPoint network includes 5,500 parcel terminals and order pick-up points in more than 540 cities and towns in Russia. About 5.5 thousand online stores are connected to the PickPoint network. PickPoint has a user base of 6.7 million people.
Mission:
We make delivery of online orders modern and technologically advanced. With PickPoint, to receive an online order, you do not need to stand in lines, call the courier and wait for him throughout the day. From Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, with a parcel locker - the most technologically advanced delivery gadget, you will feel the future of online shopping.
GET AHEAD OF YOUR TIME WITH PICKPOINT!
PickPoint delivery service is a unique alternative to mail and courier delivery.
The store website cooperates with the federal network of parcel terminals and pickup points PickPoint. Thanks to this, we provide a fast (within 1-3 days to major cities of the Russian Federation) and cheap (comparable to the cost of Russian Post) way to receive an order through the PickPoint system in any major city of the Russian Federation. PickPoint consists of 2048 order pick-up points and parcel terminals in 480 cities of Russia. Order pickup point (POP) is a point in a crowded place (shopping center or grocery chain) where the operator (person) who will issue your order is located.
A parcel locker is an automated terminal for issuing parcels (without human intervention), where an order from a website store is delivered. This is a special terminal, which is a payment terminal and automated cells for storing shipments, from which you pick up the purchased goods yourself - in any place convenient for you, at any time convenient for you, following the instructions in the terminal menu.
Parcel machines and pickup points are installed in shopping centers and grocery store chains located near your home or work, so it will be convenient for you to pick up your order on your way to or from work.
Below is a photo of the parcel terminal and the order pick-up point (POP):
When choosing delivery through the PickPoint system, you can choose in advance: to receive the order at a post office or at an order pick-up point (POP), but this is not of fundamental importance; we recommend choosing a point closer to the places in the city where you regularly visit. Parcel terminals and pickup points are always installed in close proximity to crowded places, so it will be easy for you to find them and there will definitely be a point located close to you.
Receiving an order through PickPoint is easy!
PickPoint parcel terminals and pick-up points are very convenient!
- There is no need to wait for the courier at home or at work, or stand in queues at post offices; you can pick up your order at a time convenient for you.
- Delivery throughout Russia. The PickPoint network includes more than 2,000 parcel terminals and pick-up points in 480 cities and towns in Russia.
- Delivery to major cities of the Russian Federation in 3-4 days. Delivery to remote cities: no more than 10 days. You will see the PickPoint delivery time on the checkout page in our store when you select your pickup method.
- You can pay for your order either in cash or with a plastic card directly at the post office or order pickup point upon receipt of the order.
- The process of receiving your order along with payment will take no more than 1 minute.
- The delivery price is low and comparable to the cost of delivery through Russian Post.
Answers to frequently asked questions
What is an automated order delivery terminal (postamat)?
A parcel locker is a special terminal, which is a payment terminal and automated cells for storing shipments, from which you pick up the purchased goods yourself - in any place convenient for you, at any time convenient for you, following the instructions in the terminal menu.
As soon as your shipment is delivered to the Post Office or Pickup Point, you will receive an SMS message with a code to receive your order.
How can I pay for an order at a post office or pick-up point?
At Postamat you can pay for your order in cash or by credit card. The parcel terminal accepts Visa, MasterCard or Maestro bank cards for payment. When paying in cash, you will have several options for receiving change: to your mobile phone or receiving change at the PickPoint cash desk (Moscow, Volgogradsky Prospekt, 42, building 23).
At the pick-up point (POP), payment is made only in cash.
If you made an advance payment when placing your order, you do not need to pay anything extra upon receipt.
How does a parcel terminal differ from an order pick-up point (POP)?
Postamat is an automated order pick-up point. By selecting operations in the terminal menu, you pick up your order yourself at a time convenient for you.
Order pick-up point (POP) is a classic order pick-up point, when a PickPoint employee gives you the ordered goods.
Until what time are the parcel terminals open?
In most parcel terminals you can receive your order up to 22:00, in some around the clock.
Where are parcel terminals and pickup points located?
Parcel terminals and pick-up stations are installed in shopping centers and grocery store chains or other crowded places so that you can combine your daily purchases of food and clothing with receiving orders from our store.
Do you have a pick-up point/PickPoint parcel terminal in my city?
The PickPoint system has 2,048 parcel terminals and order pick-up points (POPs) in 480 cities in Russia. The location of the nearest pickup point/postamat can be found on the map below:
How to receive an order at a parcel terminal or pick-up point (POP)?
You can pick up goods ordered from the website store at convenient parcel terminals or pick-up points, at a time convenient for you, without waiting for the courier or standing in lines at post offices.
The process of receiving orders via parcel terminal is very simple and convenient. After placing your order, proceed as follows:
You can combine daily shopping for food, clothing and receiving orders due to the good location of parcel terminals in shopping centers and near grocery chains.
Returning goods via PickPoint
If the purchased product does not suit you for any reason, you can quickly and conveniently return it through any of the PickPoint parcel terminals. Call us at 8 800 555 15 96 (free in Russia) for more details.
How long will my parcel be stored at the post office or delivery point?
You will receive an SMS message indicating which parcel locker or order pick-up point your parcel is located at and until what date and time it will be stored there.
You can extend the shelf life of your parcel using the PickPoint mobile application.
How to extend the shelf life of an order?
There is no need to call support or wait for a response to your e-mail request; you can independently see the entire delivery history of your order and take advantage of additional services at any time!
Register the application with your phone number and the following will be available to you at any time:
- All orders placed to the specified phone number;
- Status and delivery history of placed orders;
- A detailed description of the location of the PickPoint Post Office (or order pick-up point), as well as its work schedule, payment options, photographs of locations;
- Possibility to extend the shelf life of an order at the parcel locker;
- "Forwarding" service - the ability to independently select another point for delivery of your order;
- push notifications about changes in delivery statuses.
- The ability to plot a route on the map to the selected Post Office or order pick-up point;
Technologies operating in the delivery and logistics market are constantly developing and improving. Even earlier, we could not imagine that one day the delivery of goods would be so fast and easy. Today this is the reality in which we live.
Moreover, even modern solutions may seem outdated if we look at some of the advanced mechanisms operating in this field. And we are not talking about robotic delivery using drones now, no. We are talking, rather, about PickPoint delivery points, called parcel terminals. Read about what it is, how it works and what benefits it brings to the sender and recipient of the parcel. We will also present instructions for working with the system in order to make handling it more understandable to the average user.
The idea of installing parcel lockers
So, what are these parcel terminals and who needs them? Well, based on the name, you can guess: post means “mail”, “postal”; whereas the prefix “amat” is used in the vending industry to characterize the type of terminals or automatic systems. Therefore, if we look at this term, it becomes clear that we are talking about postal terminals operating on a self-service system. This model has been used in logistics for quite a long time; True, we saw it abroad. Today, it is quite successfully showing itself in the domestic market, offering small businesses more profitable solutions than classic delivery services. You will agree with this when you find out exactly how the system works and why it is so beneficial for the average user.
How it works?
As you understand, the idea is based on PickPoint terminals. These are metal boxes installed on the same principle as luggage storage in supermarkets. Only these terminals do not have any locks or keys on the outside: user identification and opening of the cell are carried out by a special automated system that reliably protects the parcels located inside.
Serviced by an industry leader (we will explain how to use it a little further) it is a full-fledged cargo delivery point operating without an operator. You need to come to him, “introduce yourself” (using an SMS code) and pick up the parcel from the cell, which you will have access to after that. It looks very simple, doesn't it?
Mobility
Due to its small size and ease of maintenance, the PickPoint parcel locker (instructions for using it, by the way, are at each terminal, which will prevent you from getting confused on the spot) can be installed anywhere: near a store, a bank, a train station or near a library. There is no need to involve additional personnel in its operation, so such terminals do not have a work schedule: you can pick up your parcel at almost any time of the day (except at night: most terminals are open from 8:00 to 22:00, but there are exceptions)! And most importantly, PickPoint delivery does not require you to coordinate with the courier! There is no need to call him and ask when he will be there to pick up the parcel in person. It has long been placed in a dedicated cell of one of the PickPoint terminals in Moscow or in any other city (the network of parcel terminals has more than 600 units). You can pick up your item within three days.
Cheapness
It is more profitable, of course, to transfer goods to online stores using a system of mobile terminals than through live couriers. The cost of filling the cells with goods once is much lower than the precise coordination of the courier’s actions in the case of hand-to-hand delivery. Because of this, as indicated on the official website of the PickPoint service, in Moscow and throughout the country more than 500 online stores today offer to deliver goods in this way. It is obvious that over time, as they realize the convenience of such delivery, people will use the services of the operator company more often. This is a relatively young, but very active player in the PickPoint services market.
Postamat: how to use
We have already written partially about how to work with the terminal. You can also say that payment for the goods can take place here, on the spot. Such a system is provided in case the client does not want to pay money in advance, but wants to make sure that his goods have arrived in accordance with all conditions. This can be done using a special terminal installed on the PickPoint (postamat). Even a child will understand how to use it: it offers a system of special tips with which you can easily perform the desired action.
It is also important to note that using the described terminals you can not only pick up the goods, but also return them. This happens in the same way as receiving, but in reverse. First, the user must select the appropriate item on the terminal screen.
Delivery addresses
The company’s website says that automated goods delivery terminals are located in many places. For example, this applies to grocery supermarkets, entertainment centers, and places where people often visit on weekends and weekday evenings.
If you are interested in a specific address where you could find this machine, you need to visit the company’s online resource with a list of all terminals. There is a special map on their website where all addresses are marked. For example, in Moscow there are terminals at the address: Pyatnitsky Lane, 2 (open from 9:00 to 20:00); Maroseyka street, 8 (from 10:00 to 22:00); Sushchevsky Val street, 31 (from 8:00 to 23:59); Dmitrovskoe highway, 98 (from 10:00 to 21:00); Vorotynskaya street, 18 (from 10:00 to 22:00) and so on. Of course, we will not list all 600+ addresses here.
Prospects
Today, the popularity of parcel terminals, of course, cannot be compared with the demand enjoyed by classic courier services. But we believe that the PickPoint presented to you - a parcel locker (you already know how to use these) - will change this trend. At the very least, it can become an excellent alternative to the standard delivery services that are familiar to us all, operating according to the same model.
Now the company is clearly not operating at full capacity, only creating its own network of terminals. When there are more of them, people will begin to use such a service more actively and, over time, will become more loyal to it.
conclusions
So, we learned what PickPoint is, how to use it and why it is really more convenient (in most cases) than the classic model of receiving goods by courier. We also talked about where you can find points for receiving goods in Moscow, and when you can do this.
It has not yet been said about tariffs: the cost of sending goods depends on the size of the box the online store will send. In total, the system provides 3 types of packaging: S, M, L. Their type, accordingly, affects the price that the store will pay for the delivered goods.
In addition, naturally, the delivery range and distance to the end consumer play a role. You can find out more about this in your personal account dedicated to the service website.
What is PickPoint?
Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular in the CIS countries. Almost all young mothers cannot imagine their life without purchasing diapers and toys online. The situation is the same in the market of electronics, household appliances and books. Different stores solve the problem of delivery to other cities in different ways: they use mail, courier services, and pick-up systems.
Fast and convenient delivery throughout the country
The Pickpoint service offered a special approach to the delivery of goods. Already at the first stage, Pickpoint is not just an alternative delivery method, but a full-fledged competitor to conventional services. Online services with the Pickpoint delivery function include such large stores as Wildberries, Lamoda, Butik.ru, Avon, Oriflame, and their number is growing every day. The main goal of the company is to make the delivery option using Pickpoint available when purchasing in any store in the CIS. When ordering online, choose the Pickpoint service - this will greatly reduce the hassle of purchasing.
PickPoint pick-up points in Russia
After placing an order, the buyer receives a tracking number, thanks to which he can track the status of his parcel throughout his journey. Use a simple and convenient mobile application for this; it allows you to perform this operation very quickly and at any time. The Pickpoint tracking function means that not a single package will be lost, and the client will be able to control the order and manage delivery.
How to use PickPoint parcel terminals?
You can receive your parcel at the nearest delivery point within 3 days from the date of arrival. Back in 2013, the number of Pickpoint distribution points totaled 350 points across Russia. At the beginning of 2014, you can receive a parcel from Pickpoint in any city at one of 705 locations. This figure is growing every day, and today the company is focusing on developing a denser network of points of presence within the cities it serves. The location of the post offices is extremely convenient - the central parts of cities and the most important shopping centers are used to set up Pickpoint points.
A parcel locker is a Pickpoint delivery terminal installed in shopping centers in your city. When ordering a purchase, select the location closest to you. When the package arrives at its destination, you will receive an SMS with all the details: the password for your cell, the storage period and the amount to pay for the ordered goods. On site you will be greeted by a simple and convenient machine with a touchscreen and a money acceptor. Pickpoint is not only a delivery system, but also the ability to pay for your purchase using cash or a credit card.
Pickpoint cell sizes.
The cell sizes of Pickpoint parcel lockers can be chosen from 15 x 36 x 60 cm, 20 x 36 x 60 cm and 25 x 36 x 60 cm. That is, no matter the size of your parcel, there is a suitable compartment for it.
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