# Locking Delivery Boxes Shopbox Offers a Solution for Unattended Home Deliveries By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-04-29 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shopbox References: [ft](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22921c36-e915-11e4-a71a-00144feab7de.html) & [shopbox](http://www.shopbox.co.uk/) Shopbox aims to make home delivery services more convenient thanks to a [lockable and refrigerated units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kroger-smart-fridges) that keep contents secure until a homeowner is able to receive them. The boxes are designed to help alleviate the high costs of delivery that retailers often take on, as well as the struggle of trying to arrange a drop-off during a scheduled time. When an item can't be dropped off, delivery trucks are often required to do twice the amount of travel or more to ensure an item ends up where it should be. The boxes themselves are about a meter tall and wide, equipped with three storage compartments, where eutectic is used to keep items like food chilled. It's estimated that the boxes are able to contain a family-sized grocery shop for about 12 hours at the right temperature. From [deliveries by drone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-mobility-system) to [public drop boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inpost-and-ebay), consumers are looking for convenience now more than ever when it comes to shopping. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Home Delivery:** The trend of home delivery is driving the need for innovative solutions such as lockable delivery boxes. - **Last-mile Logistics:** The last-mile logistics industry can benefit from lockable delivery boxes to reduce costs and increase efficiency. - **Convenience Shopping:** The demand for convenience in shopping is creating opportunities for businesses to offer secure and convenient delivery options like lockable boxes. ### Sectors Adopting This - **E-commerce:** The e-commerce industry can adopt lockable delivery boxes to enhance the customer experience and address security concerns for home deliveries. - **Logistics:** The logistics industry can explore the use of lockable delivery boxes to streamline last-mile delivery operations and reduce costs. - **Food Retail:** The food retail industry can leverage lockable delivery boxes to ensure the freshness and safety of perishable goods during home deliveries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connected Package Delivery Safes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doorbox-smart-delivery-box.md) - [Camera-Equipped Delivery Parcels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-packets.md) - [Accessible Delivery Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auspost.md) - [Antibacterial Parcel Delivery Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aristos-home-dropbox.md) - [Dedicated Residential Delivery Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parcel-safe.md) - [Outdoor Food Lockers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exterior-smart-food-locker.md) - [Order-Fulfilling Smart Lockers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apex-order-pickup-solutions.md) - [IoT Package Delivery Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyve-home-delivery-pod.md) - [Drone-Compatible Smart Mailboxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-mailboxes.md)