Blog - Localz | Tim Andrew - CEO and Co-Founder

COVID-19: Checklist for contactless click & collect

8 minutes read

Consumers are continuing to shift their shopping behaviour to Click & Collect and home delivery as they seek to comply with social distancing practices to protect themselves and the community. Localz has seen a lift in daily collection volumes of over 100% with some of our clients, particularly in the grocery sector.

As heightened lockdown measures continue, stores that aren’t able to provide a 4-square metre social distance in each aisle for customers to pass may be forced to restrict...

Knock knock....who’s there? Safeguarding customers and mobile workers

2 minutes read

In these extraordinary times, we are all hyper-aware of who we are interacting with on a day-to-day basis. This awareness is further heightened as the total number of people we see and connect within the real world is radically reduced, while movement is restricted to assist in efforts to #flattenthecurve.

Global Climate Strike

3 minutes read

How can going on strike align with your corporate values?

While we strive to live to our values every day at Localz, it’s not often that living up to them means that your business goes on strike and with the full support of the CEO!

iOS13 Will Be an Unlucky Number for Businesses with a Mobile Workforce

2 minutes read

In many cultures, 13 is often considered a lucky number, but there is a new feature in Apple’s latest release of its iOS (operating system) that looks set to make life quite miserable for many businesses.

Trying to meet customer expectations? Give up….

4 minutes read

Over the past four weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with some of the field service and logistics industry thought leaders across three continents. These are the people who effectively determine and practically implement the experience we receive as consumers of their services on a day-to-day basis.

The increased need for a human connection in retail

4 minutes read

While talking at the recent Killer Retail Experience about the blurring of the lines between online and offline shopping, I highlighted the rising need for a human connection in the retail experience. There were three main points in my talk to help companies, and in particular retailers, focus on why you would use technology to help enhance interactions with their customers.