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Definition: Amazon Hub


Automated kiosk pickup locations for Amazon customers who prefer non-home delivery. By entering a code, the door to a specific locker compartment opens. First deployed in major cities in 2011, more than 900 cities in the U.S. have become locker destinations.

Hub Counter and Apartment Locker
Amazon Hub Counter is a location inside a pharmacy, grocery store or other shop that enables customers to pick up packages during retail hours. Starting in 2017, Amazon launched Apartment Locker for Amazon and non-Amazon packages in residential apartments. See Amazon.com.




An Amazon Locker
Located at the Mercer Square shopping center in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this locker is available 24/7 for people who do not want deliveries left on their front steps.






Present Barcode; Open Door
By scanning the barcode or entering the barcode number at the designated locker, the appropriate door opens to reveal the package.