Amazon and SNCF Gares & Connexions announced that Amazon Lockers will be installed in over 980 train stations across France. Through the installation of 1000 Amazon Lockers in French stations, SNCF Gare & Connexion’s Collect & Station range is set to expand, offering passengers and local residents a simple, convenient and secure way to receive their parcels.
Amazon Lockers enable customers to have their Amazon orders delivered to a pick-up point of their choice in an easy and secure way, at no extra cost. Most of these Lockers are accessible to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Delivery to Amazon Lockers is available on tens of millions of items sold on Amazon.fr and works with One-Day and Standard Shipping. Customers usually retrieve their package in under 15 seconds.
Over the next 5 years, Amazon Lockers will be installed at over 980 stations across the French rail network, giving passengers an easy, convenient and safe way to receive their packages.
Patrick Ropert, General Manager of SNCF Gares & Connexions, said, “Our mission is to serve the 10 million people who spend every day in the 3000 train stations in France, and to turn the stations into real urban villages. Installing Amazon Lockers at stations will make life easier for people. With its unprecedented scale, this project also reflects the strength of the teams at SNCF Gares & Connexions serving all stations in France.”
“Many of Amazon’s customers are busy and always on the move, they want to pick up their packages at a time and place that suits them best,” said Ronan Bolé, Amazon’s Director of Operations in France.
After shopping on Amazon.fr customers proceed to checkout and select an Amazon Locker, which they add as a new address to their address book. As soon as their package arrives at the Amazon Locker, the customer receives an e-mail notification with a unique code as well as the address and the opening hours of their selected Amazon Locker, and have 3 days to collect their parcel. At the Locker, customers can either enter their code or scan the barcode, which automatically opens the locker slot, allowing the customer to pick up their order.
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