Post Office (PO) has increased recruitment efforts for its Drop & Collect format in urban locations, with the number of Payzone sites offering the service reaching 250 stores. 

Launched as a trial last year, the service enables stores to act as drop-off or return points for prepaid parcels. Analysis by Better Retailaing shows the PO is currently announcing more than 50 new Drop & Collect sites per month. 

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A Payzone spokesperson told Better Retailing: “We have been contacting Payzone retailers to ask them if they would be interested in hosting PO’s Drop & Collect format in their store. There were 250 Payzone retailers hosting the format at the end of March. Retailers can see the customer demand for a convenient place to pick up and drop off parcels is greatest and growing.”

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