A Tyneside entrepreneur has launched a new service which he claims could “revolutionise” the way parcels are sent and delivered.
Rez Gachcar, of Newcastle, has previously seen retail success with his portable pet washer Mud Daddy, is now focusing on the e-commerce sector with new service Go NokNok. The system features a smart storage space, which can secure store a number of packages, on the side of your property – a container devised to counter the theft of parcels, which currently leaves shoppers around £2bn out of pocket each year in the 海角视频.
The container includes a camera for added security and users can operate the system remotely via an app. Go NokNok is initially being launched across the North East before a planned national roll-out – and there was a waiting list for Go NokNok before it even entered the market.
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Mr Gachcar said: “We tested Go NokNok at homes around the region, and people were blown away by how safe, easy and useful they found it. Our users love the discreet design that means it can fold down onto the side of their property if it isn’t in use, and the e-commerce traders who trialled it were staggered by just how many packages they could safely store inside.
“For e-commerce businesses who have tried Go NokNok already, the feedback that we’ve had is that this is going to revolutionise the industry. It means no more trips to the post office or delivery depot with a car stuffed with packages – this effectively puts the post office on the side of your home.”
The firm’s founder hopws to bring in more than 1,000 sign ups to the subscription service in the the first 12 months, and the box itself – which is worth £199 – will initially be given away for free to early subscribers. Mr Gachcar said he created the service after spotting a gap in the e-commerce market to essentially remove “the middle man”.
He said: “I realised that people are having to make all of these journeys to the post office or the Amazon locker for parcels, while at the same time, millions of packages a year are going missing because they are dumped in a bin or by the side of a property – with nowhere secure to store them. This is the perfect solution to those problems.
“If you are an Etsy trader, you can safely leave the packages your business is sending out that day for collection. If you are selling some unwanted items on Vinted, then this is perfect as it means no more annoying journeys to your nearest depot.
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"It can free up so much precious time for those who send a lot of packages, as well as petrol – meaning it also helps the environment. And even for families, it is the perfect way to ensure all the presents you order on Amazon arrive safely this Christmas.”
Last year, Mr Gachar’s Mud Daddy helped him become the North East’s first ever winner of The Spectator’s Innovator of the Year award.