# Festive Shipping Kiosks Crown Estate's Shipping Drop Box Takes Care of Last-Minute Shoppers By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-12-22 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shipping-drop-box References: [recent-share](http://www.recent-share.com/threads/the-dropit-cart-crown-estates-convenience-offer-for-christmas.111140/) Around this time of year, if you haven't already arranged shipping for an item, it's not likely to arrive by Christmas day—unless you're in London and have access to one of [Crown Estate's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kent-hospitality-group) [shipping drop boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quadient-x-series-lockers). To provide assistance to shoppers who are still getting their gifts at the very last minute, the Regent Street landlord has set up a branded carts where shoppers can drop off a parcel. From here, shoppers have the option to have their items sent directly to a home or hotel in the London area. Items left at the kiosk before 6 pm are guaranteed to have same-day delivery and the service is totally free to use until Christmas Day—it will become a paid service in the New Year. The self-serve carts are equipped with digital screens, where shoppers can sign in with [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artificial-intelligence-agent) or create an account to arrange a drop-off. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Last-minute Shipping Boxes:** Opportunity to introduce automated and self-serve shipping boxes for last-minute shoppers during festive seasons. - **Digital Screen Kiosks:** Opportunity to incorporate digital screens and social login options in retail kiosks for improved customer experience. - **Festive Delivery Services:** Opportunity to provide festive delivery services for shoppers to enhance customer loyalty. ### Who This Affects Most - **Retail Industry:** Retail businesses can incorporate self-serve kiosks with digital screens and social login options. - **Logistics Industry:** Logistics industry can introduce automated last-minute shipping boxes to simplify the shipping process. - **Hospitality Industry:** Hospitality industry can partner with logistics businesses in providing festive delivery services to guests. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Accessible Delivery Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auspost.md) - [Same-Day Holiday Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sameday-holiday-deliveries.md) - [Mail-Focused Convenience Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-mail-shop.md) - [Digitally Integrated Holiday Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bay-at-stackt-market.md) - [Holiday Home Delivery Upgrades](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-3.md) - [Solar Parcel Postboxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-mail-solar-postboxes.md) - [Delivery Service Christmas Trees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-tree-delivery-service.md) - [Pizzeria Present Wrapping Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizzaexpress-christmas-concierge.md) - [Retailer Mail Service Lockers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coop-and-royal-mail.md)