How Parcel Lockers are Raising the Bar for Sports and Fitness Facilities

Introduction 

Many gyms and sports centres are diversifying their services to attract more footfall, promote community engagement, and create additional revenue streams. With the rise of e-commerce and changing customer needs, many sports and fitness facilities are now becoming out-of-home hubs for parcel deliveries and returns. 

By partnering with a parcel locker provider such as Parcel Pending by Quadient, gyms and sports centres can create a new source of income that is complementary to their core business. 

The growing demand for out-of-home delivery hubs. 

In 2023, 89% of people in the UK bought something online, which is expected to increase to over 90% in 2025. This growth has put pressure on the delivery industry to provide consistently satisfactory service. Despite being the most popular choice, home delivery is fraught with issues and so consumers are demanding more convenient out-of-home alternatives. That’s where open network parcel lockers come in. 

Parcel Lockers 

Parcel Pending by Quadient’s locker system offers a self-service, 24/7 accessible solution. Instead of delivering door to door, couriers deliver directly into the lockers, and recipients can pick up their parcels at their convenience. Moreover, with our carrier-agnostic lockers, visitors can receive and send packages from any carrier, making it easier for them to manage their parcels. 

Because the system is completely automated and requires no additional labour from the business who host the locker, this makes them an ideal solution for a gym, sports club or leisure centre. Your staff members can focus on providing an excellent customer service to members, but your bottom-line will benefit from an additional revenue stream. 

Sports and wellness are vital services to society, and so the more people who can conveniently access these amenities, the better. By offering additional services such as parcel management at your location, you can attract new members and encourage existing members to visit more often. Parcel lockers can help time-pressed members and local residents to pick up or return parcels at a time that is convenient to them. 

We’re excited to see how this service will help our community interact with our facilities, combining parcel pick-up with their child’s swimming lesson, dropping off a package before joining an exercise class, or just stopping by to check out our other services.”
– Matt Wickham, Chief Operating Officer, Freedom Leisure

How to become a parcel locker Host

It’s really simple. Just fill out your details here to begin the initial conversation and we’ll take care of the rest.

In the meantime, here is what you can expect:

1. Initial Conversations: Covering location options, processes, commercial aspects, and terms.
2. Site Pre-Qualification: Collecting data on potential locations.
3. Site Surveys: Conducting site surveys and determining the ideal locker placement.
4. Approval: Obtaining location approval from all parties and any special access requirements for installation team.
5. Installation Planning: Scheduling dates for locker installation and any necessary associated work.
6. Post Install Support: Providing continuous support for the sites post install.

If you’re ready to get started get in contact here.