Royal Mail has announced plans to almost double its network of out-of-home parcel points – including shops, lockers and parcel postboxes – to 45,000 locations by 2030, as it aims to make parcel collection, sending and returns more convenient for customers. The postal operator has expanded its multi-channel network significantly …
Read More »Royal Mail vows to almost double parcel points to 45,000 by 2030
Royal Mail has pledged to nearly double the number of parcel pick-up and drop-off points to 45,000 locations nationwide 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 of parcel lockers as part …
Read More »Australia Post rolls out parcel-only post offices
Australia Post has introduced a modernized post office format designed to make sending, collecting and returning parcels faster and more convenient, as well as its cheapest delivery option in the parcel category. The new stores, called Australia Post Parcels, are dedicated to parcels and facilitating quick customer exchanges with added …
Read More »Poland’s InPost takes over Yodel to create one of UK’s largest delivery firms
Polish parcel locker firm InPost (INPST.AS) has announced it is acquiring UK rival Yodel in a £100 million deal, combining the home delivery and collection networks to create one of the largest logistics groups in Britain. InPost, which has 10,000 parcel lockers in the UK, said the takeover will help …
Read More »Royal Mail to launch parcel lockers in new year push to take on Amazon
Royal Mail plans to roll out more parcel lockers in a bid to hold onto market share – James Linsell Clark / SWNS Royal Mail is to roll out its own parcel lockers in the new year as the postal service steps up its battle against Amazon. The first 250 …
Read More »Delivery giant InPost buys £50m stake in British logistics firm – The First News
Amounting to £49.3 million, the acquisition grants InPost both shares and voting rights in the UK’s leading logistics company Menzies Distribution Group. Marcin Obara/PAP Poland’s parcel delivery and locker provider giant InPost has snapped up 30 percent of the UK’s leading logistics company Menzies Distribution Group. Amounting to £49.3 million, …
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