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Quadient Surpasses 300 Higher Education Locker Customers, Helping Campuses Modernize Logistics and Tackle Food Insecurity
Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, announces that more than 300 higher education institutions in the U.S. are now relying on Parcel Pending by Quadient Lockers for streamlined package pickup and drop-off, bookstore merchandise, class and IT equipment exchange points, and addressing the challenge of student food insecurity. Higher education institutions, from large public systems to private colleges, depend on Parcel
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