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Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

BY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021 5:23PM

E-commerce skyrocketed during 2020 due to shopping shifting to online because of COVID-19, but emissions from parcel delivery actually dropped through the use of click and collect and curbside pickup, according to Accenture.

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