receiptA few weeks ago, the E.Leclerc supermarkets announced the launch of electronic cash register receipts. If the press has widely relayed the press release of the distributor by relating an ecological and paper saving objective, few have spoken about the enormous potential hidden behind the dematerialization of the receipt.

An additional sales opportunity

On le sait depuis longtemps, l’email transactionnel est un médium extrêmement performant. Le taux d’ouverture de ce type d’email atteint des niveaux vertigineux qu’il est impossible de retrouver avec une campagne de newsletters traditionnelles. Et le ticket de caisse électronique de Leclerc arrivera très certainement par email et sera sans doute intégré dans une application mobile de la chaîne.  Il serait donc dommage pour le groupe (et pour ceux qui suivront) de ne pas profiter de l’occasion pour intégrer des offres promotionnelles. Par exemple:
  • after a purchase in the multimedia or household appliance department, you may receive an offer for an extended warranty;
  • if you are a big buyer of a product, the group could offer you a coupon for the private label version of the product;
  • receive offers for E.Leclerc mobile or for the photo development service with pick-up in your store;
  • transform your ticket into a shopping list for your first order at Leclec Drive.
As you can see, there are many opportunities!

Create a new medium

What E.Leclerc is doing is creating a new medium that is extremely well accepted by consumers. An advertiser's medium that the consumer himself makes part of his habits is a huge opportunity to create a more effective loyalty mode, which uses behavioral data without being considered intrusive.

The link between physical store and e-commerce

Cela fait maintenant un certain temps que l’on parle de l’effacement de la frontière entre magasin physique et e-commerce. Le ticket de caisse électronique en est encore un formidable exemple. C’est le magasin physique qui utilise les codes du e-commerce (l’email de confirmation) afin de mieux articuler se communication vers le consommateur. Une expérience que la distribution va probablement adopter massivement dans les prochaines années. Photo credit: GNU Free Documentation License - Michiel1972

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4 responses

  1. Bruno Avatar
    Bruno

    Hello, this innovation is indeed interesting, but how are the marketing examples mentioned different from what Leclerc can already do with its loyalty card? I'm quite sure that it will improve the opening rate of the emails sent by the group to its customers.
    Finally, congratulations for the quality of your content that I discover.
    Bruno

  2. Jonathan Loriaux Avatar
    Jonathan Loriaux

    Hello,

    Indeed, this communication could already be carried out via the loyalty card. The difference lies in the fact that today, any communication that Leclerc could send via its receipt is expected and chosen by the consumer.

    Thanks for the compliments!

    Jonathan

  3. Guillaume Avatar
    Guillaume

    Hello,
    This innovation will be a good starting point for all merchants who want to stay in touch with their customers between sales.
    Use with moderation!

  4. Jonathan Loriaux Avatar
    Jonathan Loriaux

    Guillaume > Indeed, to be used with moderation ... like everything related to email!

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