In Germany parcel senders may soon be saying goodbye to the sticky label as digital codes are now being used instead of labels.
Spring 2015 sees the launch of this new digital parcel service. Small businesses and shippers will be able to use DPD’s online parcel shipping portal DPD Web parcel, and also for e-commerce platforms such as ebay. A digital QR code is sent to the shipper’s smartphone to replace the physical label. The shipper then takes the parcel to the DPD parcel shop where the QR code is scanned by a handheld scanner. The parcel shop then puts a mini label on the parcel. Before customers have had to print out their own label and attach it to the parcel.
Let’s see how long it takes before this new concept arrives in the UK!
