French B2B express company Tatex is joining the industry trend to offer consumer deliveries as wellwith the launch of a ‘Tatex@home’ service for distance-sellers and online retailers.
Consumers can select the day and delivery time period for their delivery either to their homeor an alternative address. Deliveries are made Monday – Friday during three time periods between08:00 and 21:00, or on Saturday mornings. Recipients can track the shipments via the Tatex websiteand are sent an e-mail or SMS alert on the morning of the delivery day to confirm the deliverytime.
Tatex is also offering distance-sellers the option of offering added-value services such asnext-day delivery, removal of packaging, installation of electrical equipment, or assembly andinstallation of goods. Two-person delivery of large and heavy goods weighing more than 30kg is alsoavailable.
The privately-owned company, with 1,300 employees, 35 depots, seven transit centres and morethan 650 vehicles, is one of the major players in the French B2B market and is the French partnerin the Eurodis network. It delivers some 18 million shipments a year and had revenues of €160million in 2007.
