What is the difference between parcel lockers and delivery lockers?

Parcel lockers are designed to manage high volumes of inbound packages within workplaces and residential buildings, often including automated notifications and collection workflows. Delivery lockers focus on unattended handover between senders and recipients, improving first-time delivery success and reducing congestion at loading bays and reception areas.

Can one locker system support multiple operational workflows?

Yes. Vpod locker solutions operate on a single enterprise platform, allowing different workflows — such as parcel handling, asset management, and visitor storage — to function within the same deployment.

Can different locker solutions be combined within one site?

Yes. Organisations often combine multiple locker models within the same environment, such as parcel management alongside workplace storage or asset control, while maintaining centralised oversight.

How do organisations choose the right locker solution?

The appropriate solution depends on how storage and handover operate within daily workflows, including whether access is public or restricted, whether handovers are supervised or unattended, and how peak demand fluctuates.

Are locker solutions scalable across multiple locations?

Yes. All Vpod locker solutions are centrally managed and can be deployed across single or multi-site estates, enabling consistent access rules, reporting, and operational control.

Are locker deployments permanent or temporary?

Locker solutions can be configured for permanent installations — such as workplace or retail environments — or temporary, high-volume deployments such as festivals and live events.

Do all locker solutions operate on the same platform?

Yes. Regardless of operational application, every solution uses the same secure platform, including digital access control, audit trails, and centralised management.

Configurable around your operation

Commercial locker solutions built around your workflow

Find the right locker application for asset control, workplace storage, deliveries, customer collection or guest services—configured around the people and process involved.

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✓ Nine specialist applications
✓ Permanent or temporary
✓ Purchase, rental or eligible capex-free

User accessing a Vpod smart locker touchscreen

400+locations

Start with the use casePeople · process · place

25+countries

Multi-sitecentral management

24/7self-service workflows

End-to-enddesign to support

Choose by operational goal

What do you need your lockers to do?

Select the process you need to improve.

Enterprise operations

Control storage, assets and handovers

Reduce manual work, create accountability and keep employees, items and deliveries moving. For secure equipment issue, return and tracking, explore our asset lockers.

PriorityEnterprise operations

Guest, visitor and revenue storage

Improve flow and create self-service revenue

Replace queues and staffed cloakrooms with secure, intuitive storage for high-footfall environments.

Vpod guest and luggage locker deployment

RevenueGuest storage

Luggage Lockers

Store · pay · collect → V

Venue Lockers

Secure · flow · monetise→ E

Event Lockers

Temporary · scalable · fast→ L

Leisure Lockers

Keyless · durable · high-turnover→

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Solutions by role, challenge and comparison

Go directly to the guidance that matches who owns the project, the operational problem or the option being evaluated.

For your team

Choose by responsibility

See the outcomes, controls and evidence that matter to each project owner.

Asset control for operations directors → Secure asset storage for facilities teams → IT asset lockers for IT directors → Flexible workplace storage for facilities managers → Connected workplace lockers for IT directors →

View every relevant role +

Workplace lockers for operations directors Parcel management for property managers Parcel lockers for facilities managers Parcel locker integration for IT directors Parcel automation for operations directors Delivery lockers for logistics managers Delivery workflows for operations directors Delivery locker systems for IT directors Click and collect for retail operations managers Retail lockers for commercial directors Retail locker integration for IT directors Luggage storage for operations directors Self-service luggage storage for hostel managers Venue lockers for operations directors Venue storage for facilities managers Secure venue storage for security managers Locker revenue for commercial directors Event lockers for operations directors Leisure lockers for operations directors Leisure storage for facilities managers Leisure locker revenue for commercial directors

Fix the bottleneck

Choose by operational challenge

Understand why the existing process fails and what a scalable locker workflow changes.

Reduce lost workplace equipment →Prevent missed parcel deliveries →Create a traceable chain of custody →Remove luggage queues from reception →Reduce bag-check delays at venues →

View every relevant challenge +

Rising asset management costs Poor asset tracking visibility Unauthorised equipment access Device availability problems Hybrid-work storage pressure Workplace locker shortages Manual asset logging Inefficient asset inventory Parcel handling staff costs Delivery congestion Parcel-room overflow Manual parcel handling Courier wait times Uncontrolled delivery access Click-and-collect queues Order collection errors Customer collection delays Guest luggage security risk Hotel luggage-room overflow Luggage storage staffing costs Venue storage staffing costs Venue locker capacity shortages Visitor belongings security Leisure venue congestion Manual leisure storage

Build the business case

Compare the alternatives

Evaluate automation, service models and commercial routes against familiar alternatives.

Smart lockers versus traditional lockers →Manual parcel handling versus smart lockers →Hotel luggage rooms versus smart lockers →Event lockers versus cloakrooms →Capex versus opex locker models →

View every relevant comparison +

Manual storage versus smart lockers Staff costs versus locker automation ROI Reception parcel handling versus lockers Delivery lockers versus failed deliveries Parcel rooms versus parcel lockers Equipment desks versus locker systems Manual luggage storage versus self-service lockers Hotel concierge storage versus lockers Venue lockers versus temporary storage Event lockers versus bag-check systems Cloakrooms versus lockers Bag checks versus smart lockers Leisure lockers versus coin lockers Gym lockers versus smart lockers Free storage versus paid locker systems Indoor versus outdoor smart lockers

Explore every persona and pain point →Explore the full locker comparison library →

Choose the commercial route

Purchase, rent or share revenue

PurchaseOwn the installation

→ 02

RentalStructured recurring model

→ 03

GainShareEligible capex-free revenue share

→ 04

TemporaryEvents and demand peaks

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Proven in live environments

Results, not promises

Explore customer results →

Colourful Vpod locker wall installed at the Mars London office

Mars · Workplace874 doors27 walls · nine countries →

Exterior of Co-op Live, where Vpod deployed high-volume venue lockers

Co-op Live · Venue368 doorsHigh-volume guest storage →

Ibis Hotel Geneva luggage storage case study featuring Vpod lockers

Ibis Geneva · Hospitality6× ROI380,000+ locker uses →

Find the right configuration

Start with the workflow

ItemWhat moves?

SecureWho accesses?

CollectHow and when?

What do you need to improve?

Control shared assets and equipment→ Manage flexible employee storage→ Automate parcels and deliveries→ Store guest or visitor belongings→ I need help defining the workflow→

Quick answers

Choosing a locker solution

How do I choose the right commercial locker solution?+

Start with the process, users, stored items, peak demand, environment and required commercial model. Vpod can then map the requirement to the most appropriate specialist solution.

Can different solutions be combined at one site?+

Yes. Workplace storage, parcels, assets and other applications can be combined within one deployment using appropriate compartment sizes, access rules and workflows.

Are permanent and temporary deployments available?+

Yes. Permanent solutions suit workplaces, retail, hospitality, leisure and venues, while temporary configurations support festivals, touring events and demand peaks.

Can the solution be purchased, rented or capex-free?+

Depending on the application and commercial assessment, a solution may be purchased, rented or delivered through an eligible capex-free revenue-sharing model.

Your workflow. Configured.

Find the commercial locker solution that fits your operation

Talk through the users, handovers, deployment environment and commercial model with a Vpod locker specialist.

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Capex-Free Lockers

Commercial locker solutions built around your workflow

What do you need your lockers to do?

Control storage, assets and handovers

Asset Lockers

Workplace Lockers

Parcel Lockers

Delivery Lockers

Retail Lockers