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Parcels boost for Royal Mail after virus lockdown fuelled internet shopping boom
Royal Mail said parcel deliveries between March 30 and June 28 were 38 per cent higher than the same period last year
Royal Mail delivered a record 308m parcels in the latest quarter as the virus lockdown fuelled an internet shopping boom.
The company said parcel deliveries between March 30 and June 28 were 38 per cent higher than the same period last year – meaning it delivered an extra 117m packages.
It was boosted by surging numbers of deliveries made online during the Covid-19 crisis, when people have shunned the High Street and spent more time indoors.
A huge number of the parcels came from Amazon, but the figures revealed that volumes were still up 64 per cent when the firm was excluded – showing that other retailers also increased their deliveries.
However, volumes of letters tumbled by 33 per cent or 788m over the same period, Royal Mail said.
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