Royal Mail vows to almost double parcel points

Royal Mail’s new locker service Image: Royal Mail/PA Wire Royal Mail has pledged to nearly double the number of parcel pick-up and drop-off points by the end of the decade as it looks to meet growing demand from online shoppers and marketplace sellers. The group is ramping up the roll-out …

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Royal Mail to double OOH parcel point network by 2030

Royal Mail has unveiled bold plans to nearly double the size of its out-of-home (OOH) parcel point network by 2030, aiming to reach 45,000 locations across the UK as part of a sweeping transformation of its last-mile strategy. The plans were first mooted during last week’s Leaders in Logistics Last …

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Royal Mail fined £21 million for missing delivery targets

This fine is the third-largest ever imposed by the communications watchdog. Royal Mail delivered 77% of first class mail and 92.5% of second class mail on time during the 2024-25 financial year, Ofcom found. This was short of the delivery giant’s respective 93% and 98.5% targets. Royal Mail fined £21 …

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Royal Mail fined £21m for missed mail delivery targets

The British data centre business NScale has signed a major expanded deal with Microsoft to roll out about 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs of artificial intelligence infrastructure across Europe and the United States. The agreement is one of the largest AI infrastructure contracts, involving Nscale’s own operations and a joint venture …

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Royal Mail sees double as it looks to ramp up roll-out of locker, shop and parcel postbox network — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

Alistair Cochrane, Interim Chief Executive at Royal Mail, says: “We are committed to being the UK’s most convenient delivery company. This ambitious new target strengthens our leading position, with the largest parcel point network in Britain, giving customers even more convenience and choice.” “For many, nothing beats the ease of …

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