From October 3, 2022 ^{* 1} , Panasonic Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. will set up “freezer/refrigerated lockers for receiving (hereinafter referred to as lockers)” at three locations including “Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town” in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. We will start a demonstration experiment of an unmanned reception service for existing condominiums and housing complexes using

As the number of double-income households increases and the use of e-commerce sites expands, the shortage of personnel and the burden of redelivery for home delivery companies are becoming issues. In particular, frozen and refrigerated items cannot be placed in delivery boxes, so if you are not at home, they will be redelivered.

Based on our track record of installing lockers in existing commercial facilities and food retail stores, we will install lockers in existing condominiums and residential complexes. In this demonstration experiment, there are two services: a service that delivers fresh local produce and marine products handled by participating primary industry businesses and retailers directly to lockers, and a service that Sagawa Express Co., Ltd. and other transportation companies deliver to lockers when they are redelivered. provide the kind This will allow users to receive frozen and refrigerated goods 24 hours a day, at a time convenient for them, without having to face a delivery person. We will investigate the changes in the redelivery rate after installation and the satisfaction of residents, etc., and verify the convenience of the pick-up service.

Frozen and refrigerated lockers for receiving are “Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town” for which the Panasonic Group is the representative manager, “PROUD Tsunashima SST” in “Tsunashima Sustainable Smart Town”, Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Kanden Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.・Installed in the condominium “PROUD CITY Hiyoshi” by three companies of Panasonic Homes Co., Ltd. We also plan to hold a marche ^*2 by participating businesses as an opportunity to deepen users’ understanding of products and convey their appeal .

We will accelerate the promotion of our business to realize the diversification of product delivery using freezer and refrigerated lockers for receiving and to create a new residential community that connects with the region through food.

*1 Demonstration experiments at Tsunashima Sustainable Smart Town and Proud City Hiyoshi will start on November 1st.
*2 Marche will be held depending on the situation of corona infections.

Panasonic Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. Cold Chain Business Headquarters Sales Division System Product Promotion Department (+81-3-4574-6360)

According to a sample survey of parcel delivery redelivery rates conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, although the rate is declining year by year, about 11.9% are still redeliveries (fiscal year ending October 2021) ^*3 . In particular, deliveries of perishables and frozen/refrigerated items cannot be delivered to delivery boxes, so the user must be at home during the delivery time, and if the user is not there, the delivery will be redelivered.
We have launched the “freezer/refrigerated locker for receiving”, which was launched in January 2021 and deployed in commercial facilities and food retail stores. Demonstration experiments will be conducted in condominiums and housing complexes. Although the installation rate of delivery boxes in condominiums is on the rise, the retrofitting of this product will contribute to reducing redelivery of frozen and refrigerated items and improving convenience for service users.

*3 From the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “Re-delivery Rate Sample Survey”
https://www.mlit.go.jp/seisakutokatsu/freight/re_delivery_research.html

^{A total of 49 companies * 4} , including primary industry operators in Kanagawa Prefecture and food retailers nationwide, with whom we have directly negotiated, support and cooperate with this demonstration experiment. By introducing businesses that can be picked up in freezer/refrigerator lockers to residents in each region, we will contribute to the creation of new sales opportunities especially for primary industry businesses and the reduction of food waste loss due to unsold products. In addition, we are planning to hold a market to connect businesses with residents and local residents, and we will convey to residents the appeal of real products that cannot be conveyed on EC sites, leading to the promotion of locker usage.

*4 Supporting and cooperating primary industry businesses and retail businesses are subject to change.

The frozen and refrigerated lockers to be installed this time are products that began accepting orders in January 2009 in response to the need for non-face-to-face food reception, which has increased in demand due to the corona disaster. A unit-type locker that supports 3 temperature zones (frozen, refrigerated, and room temperature), allowing you to freely combine frozen, refrigerated, and room temperature units according to the situation, providing safe and secure temporary storage and contactless storage of various products. Realize delivery. Operation is a touch panel type, and anyone can easily enter and exit. In addition, it is equipped with a cloud-based remote monitoring function that enables entry/exit management, temperature control, remote unlocking, and detection of forgetting to close the door.

Miyaji Pork / Ide Farm / Enoshima Katase Fishery Cooperative Association / Yumanmaru / Plenty’s / Nandoki Ranch / Rococo Farm / Ono Farm / Nakamaru Farm / Omori Farm / Oyama Farm / Sakakuma Farm / Kaneko Farm / Itakura Farm / Yokohama Maru Fish/Hansui/Yokohama Department of Local Production/Local Consumption/Watase/Oshimaya/Nansai Shokucho/Kamichiku/Takachiho Ranch/Nakatsuru/Niku no Yamadaya/Ebisu Shoji/Ichihara Meat Shop/Itsuji Shokusan/SAKAMA/Masuyone/ Taro-cho Fishery Cooperative / Omoe Fishery Cooperative / Tamaya / Yoneda Kaisan / Butcher Tomari / Haruna / Nishiyama Seimen / Maruyama Seimen / Muminsha / Sainonehata / Ryugu Seika / Hakodate Carl Raymon / Fukuda Kaisan / Seijota Kobo / Nekojima Shoten / ANA Akindo / Takashimaya / Tokyu Department Store / Nakamuraya / RISE & WIN Brewing Co.

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A sustainable smart town (SST) is a sustainable smart life based on the concept of “living starting point”, based on the comfort of residents, workers and visitors, future lifestyles, local potential and issues. This is a project aimed at utilizing advanced technologies and solutions.
Fujisawa SST, the first urban development project, is a suburban complex smart town centered on housing developed on the site of a former Panasonic facility in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The city opened in April 2014, and the Fujisawa SST Council, with Panasonic as the representative organizer, Fujisawa City and 18 organizations, is working on the management of the city.
Tsunashima SST, which is the second urban development project, is an urban smart town that combines multi-use facilities developed on the site of the former Panasonic facility in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The town was opened in March 2018, and the Tsunashima SST Town Development Management Council, with Panasonic as a representative member, Yokohama City and 10 organizations, is working on town management.

Proud City Hiyoshi is one of the largest mixed-use development projects in the Toyoko Line area, sold by Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and others. Be ACTO Hiyoshi, which is based on this site, is attracting attention for its unique approach of opening each facility as a “communal area of ​​the town” not only to residents of the condominium but also to local residents.

Be ACTO is an open community supported by the Nomura Real Estate Group. Be ACTO Hiyoshi is a safety and We aim to realize a city that creates and fosters an attractive future of living by promoting the creation of attractive communities where people can continue to live with peace of mind and lead to the next generation.