Royal Mail to change its delivery days for every household in the UK

The Royal Mail is set to trial a Sunday parcel delivery service for major retailers.

It comes after a shift in “customer expectations” brought on by an increase in online shopping amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the firm has not yet named the major companies involved in the trial.

Chief Nick Landon has reacted to the exciting news today, which was shared by the Press Association news agency, reports BirminghamLive.

In a statement reacting to the proposed changes, Mr Landon said: “The UK already trusts us to deliver their purchases six days a week quickly and conveniently.

“Now, for the first time, our posties will be doing the same thing seven days a week.”

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In his statement, the boss of the widely used firm continued, promising: “The last year has reset so many customer expectations and the desire for even more convenient and even more ­frequent parcel deliveries has certainly been one of them.

“We always listen to our customers, both senders and recipients, and the ask here was clear: we love what you do Monday to Saturday, so please do the same on a Sunday.”

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Last year, the coronavirus pandemic threw the package and parcel delivering firm into chaos, with deliveries restricted to weekdays.

Eventually, Royal Mail reintroduced Saturday deliveries too, after the nationwide lockdown ended and the number of infections and deaths began to stabilise across the nation.

Royal Mail said it has processed unprecedented parcel volumes, delivering 496 million in the third quarter ending December 27, in the last year.