Post Office has teamed up with Evri to trial in-branch sales, parcel pick-ups and drop-offs in 50 sites before Christmas.

The trial will use Evri’s ParcelShop self-service device, which will have a dedicated area within branch to enhance the customer experience. The move is intended to encourage people to return to their local high street and reduce the environmental impact of vans making multiple stops to drop off parcels.

Post Office chief executive, Nick Read said: “Evri is a household name and we’re delighted to be working with such an established and successful company to expand the wide range of parcel services that we can offer customers. This is the first time in our history that Post Offices will be selling products for end-to-end delivery with another carrier.

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“Last January, we had no carrier partnerships, and we’ve now grown our click and collect capabilities fivefold, which is a real testament to the size and reach of the Post Office network and the accessibility it affords consumers.”

Evri CEO, Martijn De Lange, added: “Our ParcelShops are key in our commitment to offering consumers both convenience and choice, enabling them to send, return and collect parcels at a time and place that suits them. These new locations will complement our existing nationwide network of 10,000+ locations and give Post Office customers a new fast, reliable, and cost-effective way to send and receive. We are excited as to where our partnership might lead moving forward.”

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