Over the coming Christmas period, Amsterdam locals will be helping DHL deliver parcels. To do so, DHL willthe collaborationwith social startupHomerr.
Homerr works with a network of neighbourhood pick-up points, to which customers can send their parcels directly. These are shops, but also neighbours who accept parcels for the neighbourhood in return for a fee, allowing orders to be picked up in the neighbourhood at a time that suits the consumer, even after office hours.
Neighbours can indicate via an app that they are willing to receive packages for fellow neighbours for a small fee. In addition, local retailers, such as a hair salon or a coffee bar, may also join the network.
The collaboration with DHL will allow Amsterdam consumers who want to use the service to select 'Homerrs' in the ordering process at DHL-affiliated web shops. The collaboration should improve the last mile in parcel delivery m
Currently, Homerr has a network of more than 300 points in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.
