Supply Chain Company news


ByBox


and Network Rail partner


to bring deliveries to London commuters on on their terms


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yBox, together with Network Rail, has launched a series of parcel collection points in major mainline stations across London to give commuters complete control of


collection and drop off of goods at their convenience. ByBox reports that the partner - ship is set to radically change parcel drop-off and collection for tech-savvy commuters across London. Banks of lockers and parcel counters in Victoria and Euston Station (with Paddington, Liverpool Street and St Pancras soon to follow) will make waiting for a delivery, special journeys to post office and inconveniently located collection points totally redundant.


ByBox comments that, from dry-cleaning to online shopping, it will be able to provide the freedom for customers to collect goods during their daily commute. The company adds that its standalone service, myByBox, gives customers complete control of the delivery process, leaving traditional methods of


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delivery ‘stuck in the slow lane’. With the Network Rail partnership, ByBox maintains it is made even easier, either on the way to or from work. Consumers can use the online service to choose to have their goods sent to a secure ByBox delivery drop box at any of the partnering stations.


Fully secure and easily accessible ByBox collects or receives goods from the retailer, transports them through its network and delivers them to the customer’s closest box. The ByBoxer then receives a message, by email or text, which tells them the goods are ready for collection, along with a unique security code to open the box. For those consumers who would rather collect their goods from a friendly face, ByBox and Network Rail are also making the secure service available at a manned point at the left luggage counter of each station – fully secure and accessible from 7 in the morning to 11 at night.


ByBox maintains that banks of lockers and


parcel counters will make waiting for a delivery, special journeys to post


office and inconveniently located collection points totally redundant.


Stuart Miller, chief executive of ByBox, said: “We’ve all felt the frustration of wasting time waiting in for deliveries, scouring office parcel rooms, standing in post office queues and going out of our way to track down a delivery. Having myByBox at major mainline stations will free up time for consumers who no longer have to worry about depots closing or going out of their way to collect or drop off parcels.” Gavin McKechnie, Network Rail’s head of retail, added: “Network Rail is committed to improving services for passengers at stations. The introduction of parcel collection points at stations is great news and means greater convenience for everyone. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this new service through our partnership with ByBox, and while London stations will be the first to benefit we have exciting plans for the rest of Britain to follow.” >>


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