The holiday season retail rush is heating up. Covid-19, RSV, and flu keep some people at home: Forbes report Cyber Monday online shopping increased by more than 5% over last year.
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But with rail workers threatening a strike and delivery van drivers working overtime, delivery dates are being pushed further and further into Christmas. Drone delivery is still in a pilot program, are US consumers ready to expand drone delivery?
OuterionA report on US consumer sentiment seeks to answer this question and tackle the more important question of how drone deliveries are profitable.
Auterion asked more than 1,000 US consumers if they were in favor of drone delivery. “…a majority of Americans (58%) support the idea of drone delivery, and even more (64%) believe that drones are now or are becoming a delivery option in the near future.” said the report. “With more than 80% reporting regularly delivering packages to their homes, the survey found that Americans are generally ready to integrate drone deliveries into their daily lives. 47% of US consumers surveyed are turning to drone delivery as an option, as the current economic climate, including rising fuel prices and labor shortages, has made traditional delivery methods more expensive and less efficient. It says it chooses retailers based on
US consumers may be looking forward to drone deliveries.
Online shoppers are now content with shipping costs. As such, free drone deliveries are unsurprisingly viewed more favorably, with 59% of surveyed consumers saying free services make drone deliveries more attractive. 41% said they would not pay for a drone delivery, 41% said they would pay between $1 and $10, and 18% said they would pay $10 or more. However, speed is also important. “Specifically, 4 in 10 Americans (42%) said they would pay more if the product arrived at his home within an hour,” said Auterion’s survey.
Many delivery drones do not land and deliver goods via tethers or drop them in protection. However, the majority of consumers surveyed (44%) said they would be willing to purchase some form of permanent delivery equipment, such as landing pads or boxes, if needed.
“Looking to the near future, a significant 54% of Americans were positive about seeing drones as the ‘new corner store’ for convenient delivery of small groceries and last-minute groceries,” the report said. increase.
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