The development direction of intelligent express cabinet in the market

With the rapid development of smart cabinets, our life is becoming more and more convenient. The application of smart lockers makes items used for storage. Nowadays, people like online shopping as an important way to shop. The change of shopping habits has made China's express industry grow rapidly in the past decade. But at present, the intelligent express cabinet is still in the primary stage of development in China. Many places are not perfect and mature, and some problems and user complaints often occur in the process of use. It is difficult to use and promote them on a large scale in a short period of time, so we still need to explore slowly. In a word, at present, the development prospect of China's smart express cabinet is optimistic, with great market potential, but it faces many development problems.

1、 Development Status of Intelligent Express Cabinets

At present, there are three main operation modes of intelligent express cabinets: self built and self used in express industry, self built and self used by e-commerce, and public use on third-party platforms. Many high-tech companies have also launched various intelligent express cabinets, which are distributed in universities, office buildings, factories, parks, company outlets, properties, communities and other places, providing people with fast and convenient express delivery services.

However, the development of smart express cabinets has not been smooth. First of all, the initial investment cost is very high, and it is difficult to promote. The customer's satisfaction is not very high, because with the express box, the courier will not deliver the goods to the door, but directly put them in the express box for the customer to pick up. In addition, if the articles are stored in the express cabinet overtime, additional storage fees will be charged.

2、 Advantages of Smart Express Cabinets

（1） Resolve time and security issues

When the courier comes to deliver the goods, the recipient may be outside. The courier must always wait for the recipient, which reduces the delivery efficiency of the courier. The emergence of intelligent express cabinets has effectively avoided this problem. When the recipient goes out, the courier can directly store the package table in the express cabinet, without spending a lot of time waiting, and then notify the recipient by SMS or Internet platform contact. The recipient can pick up the document by himself when he goes home. Secondly, the intelligent express cabinet can also solve the security problem of packages. Traditional express delivery often encounters security problems such as delivery loss, which greatly reduces the experience of express users. The intelligent express cabinet is conducive to the standardized storage of express mail, and also avoids the privacy disclosure of recipients.

（2） Improve work efficiency and reduce time cost

From the perspective of the courier, the long waiting time and repeated communication time caused by the recipient's going out greatly affect the efficiency of express delivery. Many couriers pay their salaries according to the number of pieces delivered each day. The more express mails delivered each day, the higher their salaries will be.

In the past, the traditional delivery method took about 7 minutes, sometimes even longer. Since the use of the intelligent express cabinet, the courier does not need to waste a long time waiting for the recipient, just put it in the express cabinet, and can complete a piece in about 30 seconds. Express companies can significantly increase the number of deliveries without increasing staff. For express companies, the use of express cabinets has saved the company's costs to a certain extent.

（3） Promote the coordinated development of express delivery and other industries

The smart express cabinet is also a symbol of the development of smart economy, reflecting the "Internet+" development, which can strengthen the cooperation and integrated development with the communication industry and related service industries. For example, it can lead offline users to online, and provide online users with convenient local comprehensive services such as takeout, flowers, laundry, and online shopping malls.

3、 Profit model of intelligent express cabinet

（1） Basic functions

The basic income of the intelligent express cabinet mainly includes the income from the delivery of couriers, the income from the delivery of goods, and the income from the deferred storage. Couriers will charge about 0.3-0.5 yuan for each delivery. For convenience and time saving, all couriers will choose to put the express in the express cabinet. The user is free to pick up the product within 24 hours, but there will be an additional charge for overdue pickup. For example, if the user fails to pick up the product for more than three days, he or she will pay about three yuan for delayed storage.

（2） Value added function

As a large box type cabinet, intelligent express cabinet can be used as an advertising media and a carrier for advertising promotion. The traditional outdoor advertising promotion mode includes LED screen advertising, elevator advertising, bus stop board advertising, etc. This promotion mode can not effectively and accurately deliver to the scattered audience groups. The intelligent express cabinet is located in a densely populated community and campus. When customers use the intelligent express cabinet, they stay for a long time and have more contacts with cabinet advertisements and screen advertisements, which makes it easier for customers to accept advertising content. You can also connect to relevant platforms through the network background interface to provide users with relevant self-service payment functions, such as daily electricity and water bills.