New Pilot Project Places Amazon Lockers at Washington DC Police Stations
Amazon is piloting a new program in Washington DC, to reduce package theft by placing Amazon lockers at two police stations.
Don’t Miss
- Do you need a business bank account for your online business? Have a look at our review of the five best bank accounts for sellers, some of which are free with no minimum balance or deposits.
- Boost your social media engagement with Publer. Learn how you can save time writing engaging content faster with AI. [sponsored]
- eBay to compete with sellers now!
- New stamp prices and fee increases are coming from USPS on July 9.
- SMALL BUSINESS WEEK SPECIAL: Three tips for SMB ecommerce success in 2023.
The DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) unveiled new Amazon lockers this week, allowing residents to safely pick up their deliveries.
DC residents can head to the Sixth District station in Deanwood (5002 Hayes St., NE) or the substation in Anacostia (2701 Pennsylvania Ave., SE) to pick up their Amazon packages.
The lockers can be easily found on Amazon by their locker names:
- Amazon Hub Locker – Annalia (Deanwood location)
- Amazon Hub Locker – Joana (Anacostia location)
The company gives each locker a name to make it easy for customers to identify them in their accounts when placing orders.
Amazon and MPD plan on expanding this program to other stations across the city if this pilot program goes well.
There is no word if the company plans to work with other police departments around the country to install lockers.
Amazon Locker Program
The company launched its locker program in 2011 in its home city of Seattle.
Since then, the program has expanded globally to include company-owned stores like Whole Foods and Amazon Go, national retailers like 7-Eleven and Safeway, and small shops wanting to host lockers through the Amazon Hubs program.
Amazon Hubs also has a program for apartment buildings and complexes that allows property owners to offer a safe storage solution to their residents. This program launched in 2017 and lockers are not limited to just Amazon deliveries.
Additionally, Amazon lockers make return shipping easy, providing customers with a convenient place to drop off items they want to ship back.
Amazon Lockers are available in over 900 US cities, according to Business Insider. It is unknown how many Amazon Lockers are installed globally, but the number is likely well over ten thousand.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
We do not sell your information.
You can unsubscribe at any time.
Head over to our Facebook Group for Small Business Marketplace Sellers and interact with us and other small business owners. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn to stay up to date with relevant news and business insights for your online business.
Richard Meldner
Richard is co-founder of eSeller365. He has over 17 years of experience on eBay which includes tens of thousands of sales to buyers in over 100 countries and even has experience with eBay’s VeRO program enforcing intellectual property rights for a former employer. And for about two years Richard sold products on Amazon using Amazon FBA in the US.
To “relax” from the daily business grind, for a few weekends a year, he also works for IMSA as a professional race official.