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Aiza Chaudry

Need It Fast? Here Are the Top 5 Places You Can Get Same-Day Delivery

Whether it’s a special occasion gift you’re looking for or you just need to restock your pantry, these 5 same-day delivery providers deliver near you and have you covered with quick and efficient same-day delivery service.

Note: If you’re a merchant, this article offers valuable insights and includes a separate section for retailers on how to empower their customers with the convenience of same-day delivery in a business-friendly way while boosting sales conversions and increasing customer satisfaction.

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Ben Jones, CEO

2022 Delivered: Ohi Year-in-Review

‘Tis the season of reflection and planning ahead! 2022 was a huge year for Ohi, as our unique model has gone from strength to strength. The “wow” factor of our 2-hour and same-day experience drives meaningful increases in checkout conversion (up to a 30% increase!) and LTV. That lasting value means instant commerce is here to […]

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Ohi Team

The Instant Gift Guide is Here!

🎉 We’ve just dropped our first-ever holiday gift guide, filled with amazing gifts and party items Ohi can have delivered in as little as two hours — right up until December 24th! Feast your eyes on The Instant Gift Guide 🎄and have a holly, jolly holiday! ❄️ Check it out here: 👇ohi.com/gift-guide

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James Hsu

5 Ways for E-Commerce Teams to Improve Marketing Efficiency

It can be easy for marketers to stop advocating for new strategies when the cards are seemingly stacked against them. However, staying agile and making the right investments can help e-commerce marketers thrive against the odds. 

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James Hsu

Fast & Free: How to Price (or “Unprice”) E-Commerce Shipping to Perfection

According to the zero price effect, traditional cost-benefit models cannot account for the psychological effect of getting something for free. “Free goods have extra pulling power.” (source)

A store could be offering a free ice cream cone or even a free sticker worth less than a penny. Regardless, there we are waiting patiently, grinning ear-to-ear for the opportunity to get something for nothing.

There’s no better example in e-commerce than “free shipping.” 

Let’s discuss the arguments for and against providing free shipping from an e-commerce merchant’s perspective. 

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Ohi Team

FREE Playbook: 10 “Post-Purchase” Plays to Maximize E-Commerce Profitability & Customer Retention

DOWNLOAD FREE Existing customers are 9x more likely to purchase than first-time customers, according to the Adobe Digital Index.  The aforementioned insight has huge performance implications for brands that invest in customer retention. But how do you get a customer to shop with your brand again?  One way that is often overlooked is optimizing the […]

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Ohi Team

Checklist: How to Create the Ultimate E-Commerce “Post-Purchase Experience”

Increasing retention rates by just 5% can increase profits more than 25% in some markets. (source: Frederick Reichheld of Bain & Company)

In e-commerce, optimizing the “post-purchase experience” – or what happens after checkout – is critical to turning first-time customers to repeat buyers, growing order frequency and AOV, and subsequently reducing operating costs.

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Ohi Team

Ohi Partners with Recharge to Offer Faster and More Flexible Subscription Delivery

New York, NY, and Santa Monica, CA (June 9, 2022) – Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, today announced that it has partnered with Recharge, the leader in subscription e-commerce, to offer faster and more flexible subscription deliveries. The integration […]

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Ohi Team

Ohi Accelerates Expansion with Launch of Ultrafast Delivery in Four New Markets

NEW YORK–Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, today announced that it has expanded into four new markets: Seattle, Philadelphia, Dallas and Austin. The company has identified significant demand for ultrafast, hyperlocal delivery of its brand partners’ products in these cities and has grown its network of micro-fulfillment centers to offer quick, convenient delivery options to customers in these areas.

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Ohi Team

Q&A: Understanding Micro-Fulfillment

Given the ongoing trend towards instant commerce, micro-fulfillment continues to be a hot topic in the e-commerce space. We sat down with Ohi’s Michael Witalec (VP of Ops) and Greg Szczepanski (Head of Special Projects, Ex-GoPuff) for a Q&A on micro-fulfillment and how Ohi approaches it.

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Ohi Team

Ohi Achieves SOC 2 Compliance to Ensure Protection of Customer Data

Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform, has achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance as a result of fortifying its data security posture. 

The company’s focus has always been on providing our clients with maximum support, and part of that commitment is ensuring their data is handled responsibly. Continuing our commitment, Ohi has achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance as an additional step to safeguard our clients’ data.

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Ohi Team

Ohi Named to the 2022 CB Insights Retail Tech 100 — List of Most Innovative Retail Startups

NEW YORK–CB Insights today named Ohi to its Retail Tech 100 ranking, which showcases the 100 most promising B2B retail tech companies in the world.

The 2022 Retail Tech 100 cohort highlights startups reimagining the retail experience across 13 categories. This year’s winning companies are working on hyper-personalized shopping, blockchain-powered commerce, autonomous delivery, virtual shopping, and more.

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Ohi Team

The DTC Playbook: 10 Essential Plays to Accelerate Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce Growth

With the modern consumer facing an unprecedented proliferation of new brands, marketplaces, and in-your-face advertising, it has become critical for growth-focused DTC companies to create better customer experiences.

That’s why Ohi has published The DTC Playbook: 10 Essential Plays to Accelerate Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce Growth.

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Ohi Team

Ohi Partners with EcoCart to Offer Brands a Carbon-Neutral E-Commerce Fulfillment Option

Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, today announced that it has partnered with EcoCart to offer a carbon-neutral e-commerce fulfillment option to Ohi brand partners and their customers. Through the partnership, merchants that use Ohi’s instant commerce solution can minimize the carbon footprint associated with the delivery of their e-commerce orders through the use of carbon offsets.

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Ohi Team

2021 Delivered: Ohi Year-in-Review

Despite the ongoing pandemic, 2021 was nonetheless an action-packed year for the Ohi team and our community of customers, partners, and other supporters. We launched many new platform features, closed our Series A funding round, and added wonderful new team members (and brands), and much more.

Follow along below as we recap key milestones from the past year!

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Ohi Team

Ohi Launches Delivery Scheduling Option to Make the Customer Experience Both Fast and Flexible

NEW YORK–Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, today announced the launch of a new scheduling option that is enabling all of its brand partners to improve the customer experience by making deliveries both fast and flexible. The new feature allows customers to choose the delivery window that is most convenient for them within seven days of ordering from an Ohi merchant partner…

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Ashley Scorpio, VP of Partnerships at Hawke Media

The Best D2C Marketing Strategies to Reach Consumers for Direct Buying

Now’s the time to start setting the stage for a successful 2022. For direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, you’ll want to map out your marketing strategies to increase conversion rates, deliver an optimal experience, and reach customers for direct buying. 

If you’re considering new marketing channels for your D2C business in 2022, there are plenty of avenues to explore.

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Ohi Team

Ohi Announces $19 Million Series A Funding Round

NEW YORK–Ohi, the next-generation instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, today announced the completion of a $19 million Series A funding round. Ohi will use the funds to expand its US operations to enable near-instant delivery of everything from CPG products to luxury goods in 25 markets.

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Ben Jones, CEO

Why Micro-warehousing is the Natural Evolution of Logistics

Do you remember life before the Internet? When parcels in the mail were a rarity sent by family members for Christmas and birthdays? As a kid, growing up in northern England in the late ’90s, I remember going into the town center on a Saturday with my Mum to buy new shoes, clothes, CDs and video cassettes, from brightly lit, exciting stores. The internet existed but not in a way that really mattered. Connecting to an old modem and watching pages load line-by-line wasn’t the best online experience.

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Aiza Chaudry

5 E-commerce Trends that will Define 2023

E-commerce is unquestionably here for the keeps. Much of the growth we’ll witness this year will likely be driven by the customer’s appetite for connected and seamless experiences, fast delivery, social shopping, etc.  

So, with the calendar turned to 2023, it is crucial for businesses to stay abreast of the e-commerce trends that will set the course for the year.

Here’s a roundup of the hottest trends and topics to help online merchants fortify their strategies and stay on top of their game.

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Aiza Chaudry

Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box to Reduce E-Commerce Packaging Waste & Excess Costs

Did you know? About 165 billion packages are shipped in the US every year, according to data from USPS, FedEx, and UPS. (LimeLoop) The packaging required for that package volume is roughly the equivalent of 1 billion trees! At a micro-level, the typical household throws away up to 13,000 pieces of cardboard in a single […]

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Aiza Chaudry

Holiday Shipping Tips to Gear Up for the Seasonal Rush  

While October might be a little early to start playing Mariah Carey on repeat, it isn’t too early to start planning your e-commerce holiday shipping strategy. Experts predict that the ongoing economic woes and persistent inflation will cause customers to shop earlier for gifts this year. A Salesforce survey suggests the same: 37% of US […]

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