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Tips and tricks for growing delivery businesses: increase efficiency with route optimization and increase customer loyalty with a 5-star delivery experience.

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Route Optimization

Ultimate Guide to Route Optimization

A practical guide to route optimization. Learn the basics, benefits, and advanced concepts of Intelligent Route Optimization. Become an expert route planner.

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Route Optimization

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Delivery Experience

How Automated Notifications Can Improve Your Deliveries

Automated delivery notifications serve a number of purposes for small businesses. Here are some of the biggest reasons why our customers use this feature

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Delivery Management

How To Cut Gas Costs In Your Delivery Business

Last mile delivery businesses are facing huge gas price increases. Here are some ways to keep costs down, while also keeping customers & drivers happy.

Routific News

Routific Is Officially A Great Place To Work

Routific has been certified as one of Canada's Great Places to Work, with a whopping 98% trust index score.

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Delivery Experience

How To Improve Pickup And Delivery For Your Customers

Effective order pick up and delivery operations make for happy customers and a healthy bottom line. Learn how to improve yours and reap the benefits.

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Delivery Experience

Grow Your Online Sales With A 5-Star Delivery Experience

Routific presented at Barn2Door's DIRECT Conference. We shared some best practices for growing sales with a 5-star delivery experience. Here they are.

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Delivery Management

Last Mile Delivery Best Practices For Local Businesses

How do you level up your home delivery if you’ve never scaled this part of your business before? Here is a list of best practices for your business.

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Sustainable Deliveries

Three Pandemic Trends That Are Here To Stay

While the pandemic has presented some of the biggest challenges food businesses have ever faced, it’s also introduced new market trends. Here are 3.

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Sustainable Deliveries

How Can Retailers Work Toward Zero-Waste Delivery?

Can retailers work toward zero-waste delivery? Here's what others have done to be more sustainable.

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Delivery Experience

What Makes A Great Delivery Experience?

Gain a competitive edge by taking your order fulfillment and delivery in-house. Here’s what you need to make a great delivery experience for your business.