Dark Store Management as a Fulfilment Model to Revolutionize Retail Business

What is Dark Store Management?

Recent years have seen a vast increase in the trend of online shopping, compelling retailers to rethink their business strategy. The growing preference of customers for convenient and fast delivery has necessitated improvements in the shipping and delivery processes. Dark Store Management provides just the right solution for this.

Dark store management is the use of an existing brick-and-mortar location that has been shut down as a hub for fulfilment operations. These distribution outlets are known as Dark Stores. They are not open to consumers but cater exclusively to online orders only. However, hybrid solutions such as online ordering, pickup from a nearby store or any other convenient location, and shorter delivery times are possible.

Benefits of Dark stores:

Use of the Dark Store Model offers several benefits to retailers such as improved stock distribution, more efficient delivery, wider delivery options, better inventory control and management, expansion of the product range and better management of perishable products. These are stores located in consumer dense locations and are therefore more conducive to faster delivery or pickup.