Amazon is seeking ways to make sure your package is delivered on time, every time, by giving delivery drivers access to your car or home, reports claim. Missing deliveries, forged signatures, items dropped off to the wrong property and perhaps worst of all -- members of the general p...
Amazon already has a few solutions in place, includinga locker serviceat several thousand locations across the country. And now it’s in “advanced talks” with smart-license-plate firmPhramethat would allow delivery drivers to deposit packages in the trunk of your car, according toa CNBC repor...
Postal operators also face competition from retailers’ “click and collect” services, which allow customers to order online but visit either a store or local locker to pick up their purchases. It is a market that is expected to grow, to the parcel companies’ detriment. According to Planet ...
Amazon has been beta testing the new service in California and Washington state for the past six months. In a video by Amazon, a woman said she likes getting diapers delivered to her car because it meant her toddlers could nap without being disturbed by the doorbell. Another woman used it ...
"A lot of customers want as many choices as they can have for delivery options," said Peter Larsen, Amazon's vice president of delivery technology. "And so one option, of course, is to have it on your doorstep, another option is to have anAmazon Locker,and now we have a new option...
21-01-2025 14:38 via cbc.ca Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday contributing to a price decline across several categories, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Read more Advertisement...
Once the product is placed in the PackageHold™ locker, a notification is sent to the consumer with a QR code via text that they can hold up to the screen which opens the locker. Reducing contact, increasing safety. The retail sectors that would immediately benefit from PackageHold™ are...
The annual Worldwide Developers Conference starts next week Monday in San Francisco. Apple has just announced that Steve Jobs, who is out medical leave, will deliver the keynote speech. According to the firm, the speech will focus on Apple’s new Mac software, Lion, the next version of App...