Parcel delivery firm Yamato introduces pickup lockers in convenience stores

Japan Business News with Yuzuha Oka by Japan Business News with Yuzuha Oka

Apr 1, 201700:05:29Business

Japan's leading door-to-door delivery service firm Yamato has introduced pickup lockers in 30 convenience stores around Tokyo. This is one of the solutions to the increasing cost of re-delivery due to the rise of online...

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