Royal Mail to open 8,000 branches on British high streets in major £43.9m deal
Royal Mail has announced its plan to open thousands of branches across the UK for the first time ever in a major £43.9million deal.
As part of this deal, around 8,000 Collect+ convenience stores will be rebranded as Royal Mail shops, which will be open for collecting, sending and returning parcels.
On top of this, these branches will sell Royal Mail postage for the first time and will have extended opening hours, which will include evenings and weekends.
This expansion comes as Royal Mail’s owner International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49 per cent stake in Collect+ with a £43.9million investment.
The 67-year-old has said she is yet to receive an apology directly from Royal Mail after the incident | PA Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s chief executive, said: “The launch of the Royal Mail Shop brand creates a new and improved high street destination for all of our customers’ parcel needs in one location.
“This investment is one of the ways we’re making Royal Mail more convenient.”
As it stands, Collect+ stores allow customers to drop off or pick up parcels at more than 13,000 locations across the country.
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