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Staples to have Amazon lockers in U.S. stores: spokeswoman Nov 5th 2012, 23:16 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple iPad mini draws New Yorkers; crowds thin elsewhere Fri, Nov 2 2012 Retailers' holiday season to withstand Sandy effect Thu, Nov 1 2012 Hurricane Sandy wallops Internet commerce just as hard Wed, Oct 31 2012 U.S. companies hustle to re-staff, reopen after Sandy Tue, Oct 30 2012 Amazon reports first quarterly net loss in years Thu, Oct 25 2012 A family leaves the Staples store in Broomfield, Colorado August 17, 2011 as the back-to-school shopping season begins. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking By Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK | Mon Nov 5, 2012 6:16pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc, the largest U.S. office supply retailer, has agreed to install "Amazon Lockers" in its U.S. stores, a Staples spokeswoman said on Monday. The Amazon lockers at Staples will allow online shoppers to have packages sent to the office supply chain's stores. Amazon already has such storage units at grocery, convenience and drug stores, many of which stay open around the clock. Amazon.Com Inc, the world's largest Internet retailer, is trying to let customers avoid having to wait for ordered packages due to a missed delivery. With the service, Amazon sends customers an email with a pickup code, which is entered on a touchscreen to open the locker containing the package. Shoppers have three days from the delivery date to pick up the package. The online giant pays a small fee to the owners of the stores that house its lockers. Staples did not give any further details of the service. (Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan; Editing by Dan Grebler) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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