Yodel, has partnered with InPost, the biggest Out of Home parcel locker network in the UK, to provide final mile delivery services. Yodel will be handling hundreds of thousands of parcels through the InPost ‘Locker-to-Door’ service.
Yodel will be handling the final mile delivery of parcels from InPost Lockers to customers’ addresses. Customers can track their delivery status using the InPost app. This partnership will enhance the existing offer for InPost customers as service usage continues to grow.
Recent research by Yodel revealed that over half (54%) of Brits aged 16+ are reselling items on online marketplaces, and the market has seen significant growth C2C volumes, which have grown by 200% in the last two years.
This partnership with InPost represents an exciting new step in expanding our presence in the fast-growing Out of Home (OOH) sector. InPost’s locker network provides choice and flexibility for customers who are sending and receiving parcels. The partnership combines InPost’s OOH expertise with Yodel’s decades-long legacy of last mile parcel deliveries.
As second-hand marketplaces increasingly grow in popularity, so too will the demand for customer-to-customer parcel deliveries. By joining forces with InPost, we can continue to respond to market demand and provide a wide-ranging service offering, meeting all customer needs.
– Mike Hancox, CEO, Yodel
This announcement builds on the significant commercial growth that InPost has achieved in the UK. We are committed to developing additional services with the capacity to deliver them to win in the UK. As well as serving the B2C market at a faster rate as more customers discover the benefits of delivery from and to our lockers.
– Neil Kuschel, CEO, InPost UK