eCommerce Fulfillment in France with byrd

Ship your products from our French fulfillment centers and optimize your e-commerce logistics with byrd’s advanced 3PL services

Your partner for 3PL in France

As the third-largest European economy, it comes as little surprise that France is also the third-largest market for e-commerce in the continent. Just in 2021, online sales have grown by 15,1% for a total amount of €129,1 billion. If you add a population of 67+ million inhabitants, 62% of which buy online, you get a very attractive French e-commerce market.

That's a dynamic and fast-growing market, where the right third-party-logistics partner can be a decisive competitive advantage. If you’re looking to outsource your e-commerce fulfillment in France, byrd might be the perfect fit for you. A part of our wider European network, our French warehouses and delivery services will enable you to reach your customers quickly, conveniently and reliably, with the added flexibility provided by our state-of-the-art logistics management software.

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Ship from our fulfillment centers in France and reach your customers more effectively

With decentralized and location-based fulfillment, you can get closer to your customers, whether you are a French company or want to target the French e-commerce market. Our fulfillment centers, strategically located in the north of France, allow you to deliver your products quickly to the most populated area thanks to good transport links (roads, ports and airports).

Our 2,000 square meter logistics warehouse near Nantes is equipped with modern pallet and rack storage facilities that allow us to store items of all sizes with high safety standards. In addition, our staff:inside can efficiently pick and pack your inventory using our intelligent and proprietary warehouse management software. This allows us to successfully manage peak volumes while ensuring high fulfillment accuracy.

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Modern fulfillment center in Lille

The warehouse location in Lille not only offers proximity to the major French and Belgian cities, but also provides seamless access to neighboring markets in the Netherlands and the UK. This allows you to benefit from efficient and smooth logistics processes in our 72.000 square meter warehouse and enables you to guarantee your customers fast and cost-effective delivery.

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Take a virtual tour of a fulfillment warehouse in France

A picture is worth a thousand words! This is why we invite you to take a look inside one of our French warehouses with our interactive tour. Click and drag your mouse to use the 360° function or use the arrow keys on your keyboard. To move around the premises, click on the green arrow icon.

E-commerce fulfillment warehouse in France

Our 3PL warehouses in France can take care of the whole order fulfillment process, from receiving your stock to processing returns.

Picking & Packing

We make sure to pick, pack and dispatch orders on the same day. Whether it’s single-order picking or multiple, such as bundles or subscription-based products, our warehouses can cover your distribution needs. Furthermore, to improve your brand awareness, we provide you with customized packaging options.

The packaging materials in use at our French warehouses include:

  • Filling material
  • Polybag
  • Tape
  • Bubble wrap

Certifications

High-quality service is our number one priority which is why, with our warehouse partners, we assure that with different certifications and professional processes:

  • BIO certificate (CertipaqBio)
  • ADR 1.3 (coordinating dangerous goods legislation in road transport)
  • HACCP for Dangerous good handling/storing (incoming)
  • Storage & handling of dangerous goods and fragile goods
  • Fulfills 50001 standards which ensures having a healthy and efficient energy management system
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Access next-day delivery with the top logistics companies in France

When it comes to buying online, customers expect fast, inexpensive, and reliable delivery. With byrd’s e-commerce fulfillment services in France, you can meet your customer’s expectations by offering next-day delivery with trusted carriers.
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Worldwide shipping from France

What is important to your customers when it comes to shipping? If you're thinking about reliable and fast delivery at a fair price, you're probably not too far off the mark. Especially, when you realize that for 64% of French online buyers , delivery is the most important criterion when making an online purchase.

Right? Great, because these are exactly the areas we've focused on. byrd offers you access to a network of the best and most popular parcel services in France, so that your deliveries in France will arrive the very next day. This allows you to keep up with e-commerce giants like Amazon when it comes to the delivery experience, leaving you free to leverage your advantages in other areas.

Among other things, byrd gives you access to a network of the best and most popular parcel services in France.

Special French Delivery Services

France is one of the most dynamic and competitive e-commerce markets in Europe. Focusing and offering the best post-purchase experience to your customers is a key factor for any online business.

One of the most important steps of this process is offering the best delivery experience possible, which includes: fast delivery, low shipping costs, and various options. This is why, we offer the following options:

  • Standard shipping: National and international
  • Economy shipping: National and international
  • Express shipping (next day delivery): National and international
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Pick-Up Point Delivery in France

Out-of-home deliveries enable online buyers more flexibility and sustainability, without having to comprise the safety of their parcels. On top of that, in 2021, seven out of ten French e-buyers chose pick-up point deliveries (in commercial pick-up points and post offices).

At byrd, we offer delivery to a pick-up point with Colissimo Point Retrait in mainland France within 48 hours for e-commerce businesses using Shopify, PrestaShop or WooCommerce. For Shopify merchants, we offer delivery to pick-up points via Mondial Relay. If you use these services, your customers can:

  • Know that their parcel will be delivered to a safe location where they can pick it up at their convenience
  • Track the parcel so they know precisely when it will be delivered.
  • Choose from a wide range of delivery options, including Post Offices, Commercial Pick-up Points & Lockers (25,000+ locations)

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Why you should trust your order fulfillment in France to byrd

Thanks to our French fulfillment locations, we enable you to be as close to the end customer as possible, reducing delivery times. That makes your logistics much more cost-effective, while facilitating customer satisfaction through attractive shipping conditions. With the help of byrd you can outsource, manage and optimize your entire e-commerce logistics in France with one cloud-based platform. Digital interfaces to various e-commerce systems enable a fully integrated fulfillment solution and automated order processing.

What our customers say

"With byrd, we have found a partner who integrated our shop system in just a few minutes and quickly implements projects."
"To be competitive in France, fast service is really important for us. Our customers receive their parcel in 48 hours, which is amazing! We’ve also seen our lost parcel number decrease drastically which helps increase the overall customer satisfaction."

These businesses are already shipping effectively with byrd

Retailers from all sectors, sizes, and countries already entrust byrd with their logistics.

Your advantages with our advanced fulfillment platform in France

Seamless Connection

With the byrd API you can smoothly integrate your existing ERP and merchandise management systems

Fair Prices

Advantageous conditions & low costs for high-quality services

Same-Day Fulfillment

For orders placed before 12:00, we hand over the packages to parcel services on the same day

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Next-Day Delivery

Your French customers will receive their package the very next day.

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Eco-Friendly Shipping

Send your packages with climate friendly alternatives

Effective Scaling

Explore new markets outside Germany without risk and grow at your pace

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Customizable Packaging

Choose from numerous packaging options and seize branding opportunities.

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Returns Portal

Returns are no longer a problem with byrd. Use our customizable returns portal and byrd's logistics setup.

Our other fulfillment locations in Europe

Our fulfillment network helps your business grow, both within the French online market and internationally. Our warehouse network in Europe covers all leading markets and enables you to process orders quickly and efficiently. You can use individual logistics warehouses or strategically distribute your goods to avoid delays, get closer to your customers or expand to new European markets.

FAQs for byrd's fulfillment in France

How long does it take for my French orders to be shipped?

Your customers' expectations are high - and we are here to meet them. We offer same-day fulfillment, so shipments within France are delivered within 1-2 days.

Who will deliver my French orders?

We work with the best logistics providers throughout Europe, in particular Chronopost, Colissimo, La Poste, Delivengo and GLS in France. Our logistics partners are among the most trusted and preferred parcel services by French consumers. They have many years of experience and a wide range of services that are ideal for shipping your products in France and worldwide.

Where are byrd's fulfillment centers located in France?

Since 2022, byrd has 2 logistics centers in France. They are strategically located in the northwest of France, near Nantes, to optimally cover both the French and European markets and the United Kingdom.

What's the size of byrd's e-commerce warehouses in France?

Our fulfillment centers in France have a total storage area of 3,600 m² and are equipped with heavy-duty shelving and pallet storage, so that items of almost all sizes can be stored for longer periods of time

How does the communication work with the logistics centers?

As a 3PL company in France, we take care of the whole fulfillment and logistics processes, including communication with the warehouse. Thanks to our dashboard, used by the warehouse staff as a WMS, you can use and track the overview of your inventory and order fulfillment in real time.

Where can I ship my products from byrd's French warehouse?

You can reach customers in France and all over the world. We will find the right parcel delivery service for you, based on your speed and cost requirements.

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