Takeoff works with you to build a strategic network of capability so you can delight your shoppers today and tomorrow. Together, we analyze your shopper’s preferences and online demand by region. From there, we help you select the right size, configuration, and placement of each site within your network. Finally, we establish a detailed project roadmap to construct your network of sites.
If you are a new client, we can implement your first live site in under seven months. After that, any additional sites can be implemented in a flash — typically four months or less! We take the time to understand, integrate, and configure business process logic, so our solution fits into your business.
Every piece of our fulfillment process was designed to offer a superior online shopping experience. We provide accurate, real-time inventory information, which means no substitutions or out-of-stocks. Our MFCs are close to the shopper, allowing for convenient pickup or delivery. The precision of the Takeoff solution means orders are complete when we say they are. No more waiting, no more anxiety!
Behind the scenes, our dynamic solution helps you balance timing, item availability, and labor planning so you can prioritize, queue, and fulfill orders with ease. Using automation, manual, batch, and in-store processes, we balance the volume of orders with the necessary labor, helping you serve multiple customer experiences simultaneously.
Takeoff provides data-driven recommendations to help you replenish your system effectively. Our quick throughput minimizes stock on hand and helps you adapt to consumer trends in real time. We highlight “slow movers,” so that you can always prioritize high-demand items.
Food safety has never been easier. Takeoff automatically tracks expiration dates. Our system recognizes important categories, such as raw, chilled, chemical, and more, to separate them appropriately and store them at their ideal temperatures. The Takeoff system is constantly monitoring and learning, so you will continue to get better recommendations and become more successful over time.
At Takeoff, we continually evolve and layer innovation onto our existing technology, by offering new features and using our industry expertise to propose forward-thinking strategies. We stay on the cutting edge of technology so that you are set up for success today and tomorrow.
We give you the tools to optimize your micro fulfillment capabilities. Our global customer success team will partner with you on an ongoing basis to train, service, and maintain your hyperlocal micro fulfillment network. We ensure that you and your shoppers get the most out of our solution.
Micro fulfillment is a type of automated fulfillment. It was designed to address the challenges grocers face when bringing groceries online. Grocers use Takeoff’s automated Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) — a small warehouse placed inside of a grocery store — to fulfill online orders. Takeoff’s micro fulfillment capabilities can go far beyond automation: with the right orchestration, data-driven analytics, maintenance, support, and expertise in place, you can unlock the full potential of micro fulfillment, helping your grocery business thrive online.
Many of the major grocery retailers are adopting automated solutions. They are significantly faster than manual fulfillment alone, meaning grocers can easily meet increasing online demand. Automated fulfillment is more accurate and allows for better inventory accuracy, which creates a better overall shopping experience for your customers. Finally, automated fulfillment is much more affordable, meaning you can fulfill online orders profitably and sustainably, even if a high percentage of your shoppers shift online.
Hyperlocal micro-fulfillment lowers two of the major costs (and logistical challenges) associated with bringing groceries online: picking and the last-mile. Item picking is managed through automated fulfillment. Robots, software, and industrial AI take care of the hard work, making online fulfillment easier, faster, more economical, and more accurate than manual fulfillment.
The last-mile challenges are minimized through “hyperlocal” placement and proximity to the end shopper. The MFC is small, giving you the flexibility to place it almost anywhere. A majority of retailers opt to co-locate with their existing stores, meaning grocers can utilize their existing retail space and save on real estate.
The benefits of our eGrocery solution are numerous, as our micro fulfillment capabilities were designed by grocery experts with the grocer in mind. We focus on what matters most to your business: shopper satisfaction, and profitability; scalability, speed, and reliability; expertise, quality, and trust. We partner with you and get to know your unique business, priorities, and needs. From there, we provide you with tips and tools to make the most out of our solution. With Takeoff, you will have everything you need to build a successful eGrocery strategy that benefits you and your shoppers.
One of the major benefits of Takeoff’s solution is that it can be implemented much faster than other automated solutions on the market. For new clients, Takeoff can be implemented in under seven months. After that, future implementations can be implemented much faster — as fast as the construction timeline (typically 3-4 months).
Takeoff’s solution is easily affordable for grocery stores. We are well suited to national and regional chains, and available to grocers all around the world. With the ability to fulfill $30M+ per site in GMV (standard model), most retailers see an IRR in the double digits, making Takeoff a smart and economical decision for any grocery store.