Today, StrongPoint Sweden has signed an agreement with Axfood for delivery of StrongPoint's Click & Collect solutions. Axfood, which is Sweden's second largest grocery company, has a turnover of approximately 42 billion SEK, and has great ambitions for growth within the e-commerce sector.
StrongPoints self service pick up lockers - have 39 configurable rooms for frozen, chilled and room tempered goods, so that absolutely all kinds of groceries may be delivered. The lockers can be placed both indoor and outdoor - up to 30 degrees below zero. The solution is 100 percent developed by StrongPoint, and it has been tested in several locations in Stockholm throughout 2016. The Click & Collect concept includes integration with the respective retailers' e-commerce platform, and SMS communication with the respective retailers' customers. Information and operation of the solution for the consumers who pick up their goods, which is purchasedan paid online, takes place on a screen on the locker at the pick-up point.
"The market for groceries is currently experiencing a period of great change. The shopping and customer experience becomes more and more digital, both in the store and online, which leads to a strong growth in e-commerce in Europe. Effective delivery of groceries, without costly transport and no restrictions on delivery times, is the key to the future of e-commerce for grocery chains and for StrongPoints Click & Collect success," says CEO Jørgen Waaler at StrongPoint.
The first order of 7 systems are already received.
For more information, please contact:
Jørgen Waaler
CEO StrongPoint ASA
Phone: +47 90 59 00 10
About StrongPoint:
StrongPoint's mission: Driving Retailers' productivity by providing innovative integrated Technology Solutions enabling store owners to perform to their full potential.
StrongPoint has its headquarter at Rælingen, and has approximately 580 employees in Norway, Sweden, The Baltics, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Russia and Malaysia. StrongPoint has the ticker "STRONG" on Oslo Stock Exchange.
For further information: www.strongpoint.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.