We need to be smart about convenience

A new generation of Smartlocker from Panasonic is changing the world of last mile deliveries. This latest modular designed system of 6, 8, 10 or 12 door units offers a range of four different temperature lockers. There is the regular ambient locker for everyday items such as parcels; chilled and freezer lockers for food and even medicinal items; and heated lockers to keep takeaway orders at the correct temperature.

In Asia and Australia, it is already becoming the norm to order your groceries online and swing by the local supermarket or convenience store to collect them from the smartlockers in the car park as you pass. With the temperature controlled smartlockers there are no worries about items going bad in the extreme summer temperatures.

Soon, you will be able to order your takeaway food and collect it from a heated locker on the way home or that day’s meal kit ingredients from your chilled smartlocker. It doesn’t matter if you are running late, your food will not spoil.

For the users it means a fast, secure and contactless delivery solution, allowing goods to be collected and returned easily, efficiently and flexibly. With 24/7 access and indoor and outdoor versions, the Panasonic Smartlocker allows customers to collect and return items at a time and location that suits them.

Using Panasonic Vacuumed Insulated Panel (VIP) technology, which maintains the ideal temperature in the locker using less energy and CO2 emissions, customers can also be certain that hot, chilled or frozen foods will be kept safely in a temperature-controlled area. For operators, Smartlocker saves time, resources and operational expense. It lowers delivery costs with fewer drop-offs, vehicles and routes required, while at the same time decreasing traffic congestion and carbon emissions. Smartlocker automation cuts the risk of human error. With GDPR-compliant monitoring capabilities and data encryption, operators can verify access to lockers, including pick-up and drop-off times. The Smartlockers are also easy to manage. They can be used as a standalone system or easily be connected to ecommerce and order management systems via the cloud.

With society becoming time poor, there is no doubt that we will continue to crave convenience. But with this new locker technology, at least we can be smart about the way that we deliver from both a commercial and environmental perspective.