Smart Lock news and trends

August Access Expands In-Home Delivery Beyond Walmart
Delivery // January 09, 2018

An expanded delivery platform from Assa Abloy’s smart lock startup will now allow merchants to offer in-home deliveries to their customers, TechCrunch reports. Months after a test with Walmart, August Home is rolling out August Access with its courier partner, Deliv. Available to those with...

Amazon Prime Customers Cool To Amazon Key
Amazon Delivery // November 07, 2017

Amazon is all set to start delivering packages directly into U.S. shoppers’ homes next week, but customers aren’t sure if they will be using the service. Amazon Key is a service for Amazon Prime subscribers that facilitates unattended in-home deliveries. But while it certainly seems...

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Walmart Takes Part In $71M Funding Of Smart Lock Firm

October 16, 2019
Smart lock startup Level Home has raised over $71 million in funding from Walmart, Hut 8 Ventures, and home construction and real estate company Lennar. Founded in 2016 by Apple vets John Martin and Ken Goto, Level Lock: Bolt Edition claims that it can transform any deadbolt into a connected lock. “With every product we […]

August Access Expands In-Home Delivery Beyond Walmart

January 09, 2018
An expanded delivery platform from Assa Abloy’s smart lock startup will now allow merchants to offer in-home deliveries to their customers, TechCrunch reports. Months after a test with Walmart, August...

Amazon Prime Customers Cool To Amazon Key

November 07, 2017
Amazon is all set to start delivering packages directly into U.S. shoppers’ homes next week, but customers aren’t sure if they will be using the service. Amazon Key is a...