Order online, pick up from a locker
Customers order on the shop's website or app and collect from a locker in or beside the shopfront.
How parcel collection works →Order online, pick up from a locker: retail shopfront lockers
Any small business with a shopfront can extend its opening hours. Customers order online or after closing, the shop loads the locker, and people collect when it suits them — 24/7 where the site allows.
Where to start, by audience
Florists
Self-serve flower lockers so bouquets can be bought or collected 24/7, not only while the shop is open.
Vets and pet stores
Take orders after closing and load pet food, supplies and prescribed items for round-the-clock pickup, subject to the rules for medicines.
Local farmers and farm shops
Load lockers with fresh produce, eggs and boxes for self-service collection.
Independent retailers
Click-and-collect for any shop that wants to serve customers outside opening hours.
Potential services for this location
Potential opportunities — not existing installations or verified businesses.
Self-serve flower lockers
Bouquets held in suitable compartments for 24/7 purchase or collection.
How food & grocery collection works →After-hours vet and pet store pickup
Orders placed after closing are loaded for collection at any time.
How parcel collection works →Farm produce self-service
A local farmer loads produce, eggs and boxes for self-service pickup; chilled compartments where needed.
How food & grocery collection works →Weekly subscriptions
Regular customer boxes held for collection on a set day.
How subscription box lockers works →Returns and repairs
Customers drop off returns or repair items outside opening hours.
How repairs & local services works →Before you launch here
- Only advertise 24/7 access where the locker is reachable and safe outside opening hours.
- Check food-safety and temperature needs for flowers, produce and eggs, and the rules for any veterinary medicines.
- Ask the landlord or local authority before fitting lockers into an external wall or onto the pavement.
Guides to help you launch
Could you build a business around this?
Identify the customer need, find a suitable location and explore the partners needed to deliver the service.
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