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Celebrating 500 Million Deliveries: A Milestone in Smart Package Management

October 29, 2025

This month, Luxer One proudly celebrated its 500 millionth delivery, marking a defining moment in our journey to transform how the world receives packages. What began over two decades ago as a mission to simplify last-mile delivery has grown into a nationwide network serving more than 15,000 locations and 11.5 million users. Half a billion successful deliveries later, we’re only getting started!

Black Friday for Multifamily: How Property Managers Can Prepare

October 29, 2025

Black Friday may only last a day, but its ripple effects on multifamily communities can last for weeks. Not to mention the rise of Cyber Week following this yearly event. As online spending continues to rise, property and regional managers across the U.S. are already bracing for a new surge in package deliveries that will test every part of their operations.
According to Adobe Analytics, U.S. shoppers spent $10.8 billion online on Black Friday 2024, a 10.2% increase year over year. That number is projected to climb even higher in 2025 as retailers start promotions earlier than ever. In fact, 37% of consumers say they now expect holiday sales to begin before Halloween (Sinch, 2025). For multifamily teams, that means the “holiday package season” now stretches from late October through New Year’s.

The State of the Hospitality Industry: Key Takeaways from The Hospitality Show 2025

October 29, 2025

The hospitality industry is shifting fast. At The Hospitality Show 2025 in Denver, the signal was clear: growth isn’t coming from the same old playbook. Instead, hotels and resorts are doubling down on efficiency, guest-journeys, and strategic infrastructure. Here’s what the show revealed and what it means for operators heading into 2026.

Managing Holiday Hotel Operations: Delivering a Seamless Holiday Guest Experience

October 27, 2025

The holiday season is one of the most consequential periods for full-service U.S. hotels. With travel volume peaking, guest expectations rising, and operational demands intensifying, hotels that plan ahead can turn this time into a strategic advantage. In this post, we explore key data and actionable best practices for managing holiday hotel operations, focusing especially on logistics such as guest and staff package management and temporary bag storage.

Top 5 Challenges Property Managers Will Face in 2026

October 24, 2025

The multifamily housing industry is entering 2026 with a mix of optimism and caution. New supply pipelines, shifting resident expectations, and tightening budgets are reshaping how property managers operate. While many of these trends have been building for years, 2026 will be the year they converge, putting more pressure on efficiency, service quality, and decision-making at every level.
To stay ahead, regional and property managers will need to plan strategically, invest in automation, and strengthen partnerships that can withstand the next wave of industry change.

Holiday BOPIS Case Study Breakdown: How Smart Lockers Streamline Seasonal Fulfillment

October 23, 2025

The holiday season has become retail’s ultimate stress test and Buy Online, Pick Up In Store (BOPIS) operations are often the first to feel the pressure. With peak order volumes up to 40% higher than average, many retailers struggle to balance customer expectations with limited staff and store space.
Luxer One’s new case study, How Smart Lockers Transformed Holiday BOPIS for a National Retailer, offers an inside look at how one major brand overcame those challenges using automated smart locker technology. The results? Faster pickup times, reduced labor strain, and higher customer satisfaction across hundreds of stores nationwide.

Why is Last-Mile Delivery Such a Challenge for Property Managers?

October 22, 2025

“Last-mile delivery” refers to the final step where a shipment moves from a transportation hub or carrier vehicle to its destination. For property managers in multifamily communities, this step has become one of the most difficult parts of daily operations. Rising package volumes, limited staff capacity, and growing resident expectations have turned last-mile logistics into a constant balancing act between efficiency and service.
In this guide we’ll explain the most common last-mile delivery challenges for property managers, explore how they affect community operations, and highlight practical ways to solve them.

What Are Parcel Lockers and How Do They Work for Multifamily Communities

October 22, 2025

With online shopping now the norm, apartment communities are seeing more package deliveries than ever before. According to the National Multifamily Housing Council, the average community receives 250–400 packages per week. This number can easily double during the holidays. For property teams, that means more time spent managing deliveries, handling resident complaints, and troubleshooting lost or stolen packages.

That’s where parcel lockers come in. These secure, automated systems have become one of the most effective ways to manage the growing volume of deliveries, while keeping residents happy and operations efficient. They combine security, convenience, and technology to simplify the entire delivery process from carrier drop-off to resident pickup.

Porch Pirates: How to Handle Package Theft During the Holidays

October 20, 2025

The holiday season means a surge in online orders, and unfortunately, a corresponding uptick in package theft. In 2024, as many as 58 million packages were stolen nationwide, resulting in an estimated $12 billion to $16 billion in losses.

Apartment residents are especially vulnerable, experiencing theft at nearly twice the rate of single-family homeowners. For multifamily property managers, the rise in “porch piracy” is more than a seasonal headache: it’s a reputational and operational challenge that can directly affect resident trust and retention.

Below are five strategic, actionable tips designed to help property managers understand how to handle package theft more effectively this holiday season.

The State of the Canadian Multifamily Market: Key Takeaways from CAIC

October 16, 2025

The Canadian multifamily market is undergoing a profound shift. At this year’s Canadian Apartment Investment Conference (CAIC), experts described an industry that’s both challenged by cost pressures and invigorated by innovation. Developers, investors, and property managers alike are confronting the realities of high construction costs, shifting immigration policies, and evolving renter expectations—while also seizing opportunities in emerging markets and new operational models.

Benjamin Tal, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist of CIBC Capital Markets Inc., kicked off the conference highlighting upcoming challenges in the Canadian market, but emphasized a bright future to come. Below, we break down the key takeaways from the latest Canadian Apartment Investment Report, what they mean for Canada’s multifamily sector in 2025 and beyond, and how Tal’s hopeful outlook is realistic.

What Is Package Room Management Software?

November 20, 2025

As package volumes continue to rise across multifamily communities, property teams are searching for ways to streamline deliveries without overwhelming staff. This is where package room management software becomes essential. Modern communities are turning to automated smart package rooms to support secure, organized, and fully trackable deliveries that meet today’s resident expectations.
Below, we answer the most common questions property managers have about how package room software works, why it matters, and what to look for in the right solution.

How Secure are Package Lockers?

November 19, 2025

When you ask “how secure are package lockers?” the answer is: they can be very secure, but only if the system is built with the right safeguards. For property managers, office mailrooms, university mail facilities and other package-elevated environments, understanding package locker security helps you evaluate whether you’re buying a smart locker system that is reliable now and built to last.With online orders reaching record highs each year, package management has become a cornerstone of modern multifamily operations. But how exactly can better systems improve resident satisfaction? Let’s take a closer look.

The Amenities Students Care About Most in New Housing

November 13, 2025

When you’re planning or upgrading student housing, knowing which amenities students care about most is essential. With competition high and enrollment demand staying strong, what students expect from their living environment is evolving.
Here’s a look at the key trends in U.S. student housing, and how a forward-looking feature like automated package management for student housing can give you an edge.

How Smart Lockers Can Help Track IT Equipment and Office Assets

November 13, 2025

Keeping track of IT equipment and other office assets is becoming increasingly complex in today’s hybrid workplaces. Devices move between employees, shared workspaces, and even remote setups, creating constant visibility challenges for operations teams. For office administrators and operations directors, staying in control of these resources isn’t just about organization. It’s about accountability, security, and cost savings.
So how can you efficiently track IT equipment and manage office assets without adding more manual work? Smart lockers are quickly emerging as the solution.

How to Improve the Resident Experience with Package Management

November 12, 2025

In today’s multifamily housing landscape, the “resident experience” has evolved from a bonus to a baseline expectation. Renters expect smart amenities, reliable services, and frictionless daily living. Few areas impact that more directly than how their packages are handled.
With online orders reaching record highs each year, package management has become a cornerstone of modern multifamily operations. But how exactly can better systems improve resident satisfaction? Let’s take a closer look.

Holiday Helpers: How Luxer Liaisons Make Holiday Deliveries Seamless

November 12, 2025

Every year, the holiday season brings a mix of cheer and chaos to multifamily communities. As online shopping peaks, package rooms overflow and staff scramble to manage the influx. Between Black Friday and New Year’s, package volume across Luxer One properties can surge by 50% or more, according to internal data referenced in this holiday preparation blog.
For residents, that means longer wait times and missed notifications. For property teams, it means overextended schedules and operational headaches. The result? A season that should build goodwill with residents can instead become one of the most stressful times of the year.
Fortunately, there’s a better way to make holiday deliveries seamless, and it starts with dedicated, on-site support.

How to Automate Your Office Mailroom with Smart Package Systems

November 12, 2025

In today’s workplace, the volume of incoming packages and mail at corporate offices is higher than ever. From vendor shipments to employee-online orders, mailrooms are under pressure. If your team still relies on manually logging delivery slips, paging recipients, or stuffing dozens of parcels into storage rooms, it’s time to rethink the workflow.
In this article we’ll answer your key questions on how to automate your office mailroom. We’ll discuss how modern smart package systems are designed not just for letters but full-scale package management. These types of package solutions for offices help you streamline operations, improve security, delight employees, and support sustainability goals.

How Retailers Can Make the Buy-Online, Pick-Up-In-Store Process Easier

November 6, 2025

When shoppers place orders online and pick them up in a store, it’s called Buy-Online, Pick-Up-In-Store (BOPIS). This hybrid fulfillment model blends the convenience of e-commerce with the immediacy of brick-and-mortar shopping.
As retailers continue to compete on speed, accuracy and seamless experience, being able to make the BOPIS process easier is increasingly a strategic differentiator. For forward-looking retailers, adopting advanced fulfillment infrastructure such as smart lockers and dedicated pickup solutions isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a necessity.
In this post we’ll explore key questions decision-makers face and why smart lockers are the BOPIS solutions retailers are turning to these days.

What is Multi-Package Delivery & Why is it Important?

November 6, 2025

In today’s multifamily communities, the number of deliveries arriving daily has never been higher. Between Amazon, UPS, FedEx, USPS, and local couriers, residents often receive multiple packages from different carriers in a single day. For property managers, that creates both a logistical challenge and an opportunity for smarter operations.
That’s where multi-package delivery comes in: a first-of-its-kind feature introduced by Luxer One, and still the only true solution of its kind in the industry today. This innovative technology allows carriers to deliver multiple packages for the same resident into a single locker, regardless of carrier. It’s a small change with a big impact: simplified deliveries, optimized locker usage, and a faster, more seamless resident experience.

What is the Luxer One Property Dashboard?

November 6, 2025

Managing modern multifamily communities is no small task. Between resident expectations, delivery volume, and day-to-day logistics, property teams need tools that simplify their world. That’s where the Luxer One Property Dashboard comes in.
Think of it as the central command center for your community’s package management system. Designed with building managers in mind, the dashboard gives you a complete, real-time view of your Luxer One systems across all locations. It’s your one-stop hub for tracking activity, managing support, and optimizing performance, all from a single login.

LUXER ONE BLOG

Celebrating 500 Million Deliveries: A Milestone in Smart Package Management

Black Friday for Multifamily: How Property Managers Can Prepare

The State of the Hospitality Industry: Key Takeaways from The Hospitality Show 2025

Managing Holiday Hotel Operations: Delivering a Seamless Holiday Guest Experience

Top 5 Challenges Property Managers Will Face in 2026

Holiday BOPIS Case Study Breakdown: How Smart Lockers Streamline Seasonal Fulfillment

Why is Last-Mile Delivery Such a Challenge for Property Managers?

What Are Parcel Lockers and How Do They Work for Multifamily Communities

Porch Pirates: How to Handle Package Theft During the Holidays

The State of the Canadian Multifamily Market: Key Takeaways from CAIC

What Is Package Room Management Software?

How Secure are Package Lockers?

The Amenities Students Care About Most in New Housing

How Smart Lockers Can Help Track IT Equipment and Office Assets

How to Improve the Resident Experience with Package Management

Holiday Helpers: How Luxer Liaisons Make Holiday Deliveries Seamless

How to Automate Your Office Mailroom with Smart Package Systems

How Retailers Can Make the Buy-Online, Pick-Up-In-Store Process Easier

What is Multi-Package Delivery & Why is it Important?

What is the Luxer One Property Dashboard?

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