About Fodel
Fodel is a Dubai-based logistics company that operates a network of parcel pickup points. Instead of waiting at home for a delivery, online shoppers can choose to have their orders sent to a nearby shop, petrol station or other location, and collect them at a convenient time.
Home delivery is not always convenient. Customers may be at work, deliveries may be missed, and addresses can be difficult to find in some areas. Missed deliveries are costly for couriers and frustrating for customers. Pickup networks offer an alternative, allowing parcels to be delivered to a single location where customers can collect them.
Fodel partners with retail locations such as convenience stores, pharmacies and service stations to act as pickup points. These partners receive parcels and hold them until customers arrive, earning income from the service and potentially attracting additional foot traffic.
For e-commerce retailers, offering pickup points can reduce delivery failures and costs, since couriers can drop multiple parcels at one location. Pickup points can also support cash on delivery and returns, allowing customers to drop off items they want to send back.
Technology connects the network. Retailers and couriers track parcels to pickup points, and customers receive notifications when their orders are ready for collection. Secure verification ensures parcels are handed to the right person.
The UAE's e-commerce market has grown rapidly, increasing the number of parcels delivered every day. Pickup networks are common in Europe and Asia and have been introduced in the Gulf as online shopping has expanded.
Addressing systems in parts of the region can make home delivery challenging, which can make pickup points particularly useful.
Fodel offers online shoppers flexibility and helps retailers reduce failed deliveries, and Startups UAE lists it among Dubai's last-mile logistics startups.
Home delivery is not always convenient. Customers may be at work, deliveries may be missed, and addresses can be difficult to find in some areas. Missed deliveries are costly for couriers and frustrating for customers. Pickup networks offer an alternative, allowing parcels to be delivered to a single location where customers can collect them.
Fodel partners with retail locations such as convenience stores, pharmacies and service stations to act as pickup points. These partners receive parcels and hold them until customers arrive, earning income from the service and potentially attracting additional foot traffic.
For e-commerce retailers, offering pickup points can reduce delivery failures and costs, since couriers can drop multiple parcels at one location. Pickup points can also support cash on delivery and returns, allowing customers to drop off items they want to send back.
Technology connects the network. Retailers and couriers track parcels to pickup points, and customers receive notifications when their orders are ready for collection. Secure verification ensures parcels are handed to the right person.
The UAE's e-commerce market has grown rapidly, increasing the number of parcels delivered every day. Pickup networks are common in Europe and Asia and have been introduced in the Gulf as online shopping has expanded.
Addressing systems in parts of the region can make home delivery challenging, which can make pickup points particularly useful.
Fodel offers online shoppers flexibility and helps retailers reduce failed deliveries, and Startups UAE lists it among Dubai's last-mile logistics startups.