Stop Porch Pirates From Stealing Your Stuff By Having Deliveries Sent To Mileberry Hub

Ordering products online to be delivered to your home or office has been going on for a long time, and when the pandemic struck the practice only increased. 

E-commerce sales in the United States surged by $244.2 billion or 43% during the pandemic’s first year, rising from $571.2 billion in 2019 to $815.4 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Last year, retail e-commerce sales amounted to about $5.2 trillion worldwide, a figure that’s expected to reach $8.1 trillion by 2026, according to Statista. 

With all those packages and food delivered to consumers’ doorsteps, there is bound to be a rise in thefts. 

Over the past year, 49 million people across the U.S. have had at least one package stolen from their doorstep, according to Security.org. With the median value of stolen merchandise at $50 per incident, that adds up to more than $2.4 billion in stolen goods. 

While Amazon.com Inc. is combatting that problem for its deliveries with its Hub Lockers, that doesn’t help people who order products from other online retailers.

Mileberry To The Rescue

That’s where Mileberry Inc. comes in. 

The San Francisco-based company offers a carrier-agnostic parcel locker network that provides an affordable and safe way to receive online orders from any e-commerce website, including grocery stores and restaurants. Its temperature-controlled modules keep groceries cool and restaurant orders hot. The company charges $1.50 for every order received. 

The automated Mileberry Hub sends and receives online orders like packages, groceries and food deliveries from restaurants. It’s self-service, operational 24/7, solar-powered, carbon-neutral and secure. 

The company has launched in Europe and is poised to enter the U.S. market. It has a franchising business model under which it plans to charge $14,999 plus a $220 monthly maintenance fee for every hub. 

Each Mileberry product hub includes 28 cells for packages, four cells for laundry, seven refrigerated cells and six heated cells. They’re ideal for shopping malls, residential areas, parking lots, coffee shops and gas stations. 

Mileberry co-founders Roman Novozhenov and Andreas Wuzke each have more than 10 years of experience in e-commerce and logistics. Novozhenov, the company’s CEO, has launched more than 10 companies. 
Mileberry, which raised $500,000 from a Silicon Valley venture capital fund, is seeking to raise $1.7 million through a StartEngine crowdfunding campaign, which has a minimum investment of $350.