The Profit Model Analysis of Smart Locker in China
Smart locker is increasingly being accepted, but few people are very clear about its business model. At present, there are two foreign mainstream business models. One is a European and American model, primarily served by express carriers. There have been some third-party companies, such as InPost, but not all have a very clear profit model, and are used as a service tool like the ATM. The second one is a Japanese and Korean model, mainly paid by real estate developers; owners pay 5 cents for each square, about 5 RMB per month per household. On principle, the ones who benefit are the ones who pay. The Four Beneficiaries With the emergence of the intelligent smart locker, there are four beneficiaries namely e-commerce companies, courier companies, property companies and individual consumers. Smart Lockers help E-commerce companies sell more goods, express companies save more time, property companies save more manpower, and individual consumers have more free time. But the possibili