Bpost reusable shipping bag pilot with Torfs and Juttu returns eight in ten bags

Belgian postal operator Bpost, shoe retailer Torfs and reusable packaging firm Juttu ran a pilot of reusable shipping bags for e-commerce deliveries, with eight in ten bags returned by customers. The pilot outperformed expectations but the companies say the system only becomes economically viable at much larger scale, and further rollout depends chiefly on Bpost.

Why this mattersA high return rate suggests reusable e-commerce packaging can work operationally, but viability still hinges on volume that only a national carrier can deliver.

• Eight in ten reusable shipping bags were returned in the pilot.
• The trial involved Bpost, Torfs and Juttu.
• The bags were used for webshop deliveries.
• Profitability of the system requires a much larger scale of deployment.
• Further scale-up is described as depending mainly on Bpost.

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