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Royal Mail Launches 24/7 Parcel Locker Pilot at Nine Tesco Stores

The six-month test supports Royal Mail’s push to expand out-of-home parcel services across the UK.

Overview

  • Lockers are now live at Tesco stores in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Barrow, Burnham-on-Sea, Bury, Cullompton, Horwich, March, Preston and Salisbury.
  • Customers can send, collect and return parcels at any time, with on-site label printing to help those without a home printer.
  • Use requires paying for postage online and accessing the locker with a QR code, including QR codes issued for returns.
  • The Royal Mail units will operate alongside existing InPost lockers at the participating Tesco locations.
  • Royal Mail cites about 25,000 existing drop-off and collection points, including roughly 2,600 lockers, and targets 45,000 parcel points by 2030.