Shop online, get delivery at eLockers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Emirates Post Group will start installation of automated parcel lockers across five locations in the UAE starting this month.

The kiosks or eLockers, as they will be called, will allow easy management of last mile delivery and enable faster and more environment friendly parcel service, said Ibrahim Bin Karam, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Post Group.

“The first kiosk will be installed in Abu Dhabi in the next two weeks, followed by additional machines in Dubai,” he said.

“Customers will be able to collect their parcels from their neighbourhood at their convenience. They will be notified when their parcel arrives and can opt to receive it either as a home delivery, or opt to receive it through the kiosk,” said Karam.

“A customer will be sent a message when their parcel is placed in the kiosk with a unique password that will have to be manually entered into the display panel on the kiosk. The door of the box containing the parcel will automatically open, enabling the customer to collect his parcel,” he adds.

Currently Emirates Post, which is also a regulator of all courier services in the UAE, has tied up with DHL, UPS, Mara Express and online retailer Namshi.

“We are also open for tie up with other traders such as Carrefour, and Sharaf DG,” says Karam.

“We are also planning to tie up with companies like Souq.com,” he adds.

The current e-commerce delivery market is Dh500 million, and is expected to grow to Dh2.5 billion by 2018.

According to him, the number of kiosks will be expanded to 20 by the end of the year and the number will be increased to 40 by the end of 2017.

Every parcel placed at the Kiosk will enable Emirates Post to save Dh5 in comparison to home delivery.

The kiosks will be at locations that are far from post offices.

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