No more missing the mail man!
The world's largest online retailer has announced plans to bring its lockers to Staples locations in the United States. Amazon has been slowly deploying delivery lockers around the U.S. and UK over the last year or so, however, it seems the company is ready to roll out the lockers on a wide scale as Staples has agreed to install the Amazon lockers in its U.S. locations. It's not clear if the lockers will be in all 1500+ of Staples' locations, but Reuters reports receiving confirmation from a spokesperson on Monday.
The announcement means customers will be able to order purchases from Amazon online and have their orders shipped to their local Staples for collection. This should be handy for those ordering gifts or those that work during the day and aren't around to accept delivery of packages. Details of the deal have not been released so there's no news on when the lockers will be deployed, but keep an eye out at your local Staples and let us know!
That would require a fairly large change in the both companies do business. Staples uses a fully automated ordering system, no human involvement, except to ensure counts are accurate once a week (you know, to see what was stolen).
Amazon already has contracts with their provider which reduces the costs of shipping, changing that would actually end up costing them more per parcel.