British field service and electronic lockers delivery company ByBox is expanding its network ofparcel lockers as the result of snowballing demand offering partner companies such as retail parks,
shopping centres, petrol stations or local retailers annual fees for hosting a ByBox locker.ByBox explained that in return for the fee, the operators will profit from increased footfallwith extended marketing opportunities due to the screens on the lockers that can be branded forupselling. Moreover, location hosts will also be able to use the lockers themselves for receivingand returning items.
The company has an extensive locker network across the UK delivering parcels to 18,000 lockersat 1,500 sites for businesses to send shipments to their field teams or for consumers to get theironline purchases delivered. With 20 million annual deliveries and rapidly growing demand, ByBoxcontinues to look for new site hosts.
ByBox stressed that it is a convenient and reliable solution for people who are usually not athome at the moment of parcel delivery. By the time the parcel is delivered to a ByBox locker,customers are informed via a text message or e-mail to collect it when and where they want it via aspecial code.
“Over the course of 2012, we have been installing our lockers at a rapid pace due to greatdemand from all areas of the country. Our lockers are located at sites ranging from supermarkets totrain and petrol stations, sports grounds and storage sites and we have received extremely positivefeedback for the quick and simple process of installing the lockers” Stuart Miller, CEO andco-founder of ByBox, said. “Site hosts who have lockers will be at the forefront of a trend whichis set to challenge home delivery as we know it.”
Founded in 2000, ByBox also operates locker networks in the Republic of Ireland, France and theBenelux. Last month, it won a contract with the UK’s leading integrator of wireless andconventional network systems, Ensign, for urgent deliveries.
