IL MAKIAGE embraces designed approach to delighting customers with delivery and returns

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Unique Challenge

IL MAKIAGE is known for using data to design beauty products that are the ‘right match’ for their customers and wanted a logistics partner that would do the same for their growing business.
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Our Designed Solution

For US parcels, Pitney Bowes uses its BOXlab app to model and implement new linehaul routes to speed delivery for regions with high customer density and returns transportation services.

For Canada volumes, Pitney Bowes leverages its network of providers to give IL MAKIAGE the flexibility and reliability of multicarrier delivery with the simplicity of single carrier.
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Why Designed Works

Consultative, data-driven approach improved several processes, including removing up to three days from US customer delivery time while preserving cost and providing transparent billing for IL MAKIAGE.

Multicarrier network in Canada enables Pitney Bowes to adjust carrier selection based on performance and consistently deliver 2.5 business day cycle times across all regions.
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Unique Challenge

IL MAKIAGE is known for using data to design beauty products that are the ‘right match’ for their customers and wanted a logistics partner that would do the same for them.
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Our Designed Solution

Pitney Bowes uses its BOXlab app to model and implement new linehaul routes to speed delivery for regions with high customer density and returns transportation services.
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Why Designed Works

Consultative, data-driven approach improved several processes, including removing up to three days from customer delivery time while preserving cost and providing transparent billing for IL MAKIAGE.

IL MAKIAGE is a prestige direct-to-consumer beauty brand which leverages data science, machine learning and computer vision capabilities to deliver state-of-the-art online experiences for consumers.

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More About the Challenge

After struggling with opaque pricing and surprise fees from other carriers, IL MAKIAGE started looking for a delivery and returns provider who could provide consistent, transparent billing coupled with great service. What they got was a trusted ecommerce logistics partner that knew how to use data to model solutions that deliver a great customer experience in both the US and in Canada.

“We consider Pitney Bowes a partner, not a vendor. Their team has taken the time to understand our workflows and collaborate with us to build innovative and data-driven delivery and returns solutions for our customers.” 
— Sam Cecil, SVP, CX and Operations, IL MAKIAGE

Our Designed Approach

Pitney Bowes collaborated with multiple stakeholders from IL MAKIAGE—including logistics, customer service, and accounts payable teams—to learn their workflows and requirements before designing a best-fit solution. Pitney Bowes leveraged its decades of logistics experience, the proprietary BOXlab™ app, and data shared by IL MAKIAGE to model and implement delivery and returns services with more direct loads than its previous solution, achieving faster delivery times while maintaining transparent pricing and easy-to-understand billing. 

Our Designed Approach

After the initial launch of the Designed Delivery services, the Pitney Bowes team’s dedication to continuous improvement uncovered several opportunities to create new data-driven solutions and optimize existing delivery and returns processes. Collaborative accomplishments include:

  • Creating direct injection lanes to the Midwest and Southeast, two critical regions for IL MAKIAGE, speeding up delivery and returns by up to three days for approximately one-third of all order volume, improving the customers’ experience while balancing cost and speed
  • Optimizing bicoastal US distribution by working with the 3PL partner to enhance outbound fulfillment
  • Leveraging BOXlab to model a future state analysis to accommodate network growth incorporating more distribution points and locations.
  • Lowering costs on all non-continental, APO/FPO and military shipments 
  • Proactively designing a hybrid returns solution that uses multiple transportation speeds to deliver cost savings while matching or exceeding previous SLAs.
  • Launching Designed Delivery in Canada, using a multicarrier approach to allocate volumes based on carrier performance and consistently deliver 2.5 business day cycle times across all regions, all while maintaining predictable pricing and streamlined invoicing and reporting.
“Pitney Bowes goes the extra mile to be a great partner and deliver the best experience for our customers. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to client service create an all-around better logistics experience.”
— Sam Cecil, SVP, CX and Operations, IL MAKIAGE

Why Designed Works

The Pitney Bowes team’s consultative, data-driven approach allowed flexibility for faster expedited service when needed and removed up to three days from US delivery times while preserving cost for IL MAKIAGE. 

The close partnership and commitment to constant improvement created the opportunity to grow and innovate in Canada, using the extensive Pitney Bowes network of providers to provide IL MAKIAGE the flexibility, reliability and speed of a multicarrier portfolio, with the seamless client experience of single carrier.

Why Designed Works

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