YEEP! partners with Co-op to enhance shopper convenience in more communities 

YEEP! partners with Co-op to enhance shopper convenience in more communities

YEEP! has partnered with Co-op in a move that will see its parcel lockers installed at 30 of the convenience retailer’s stores to bring added ease and convenience to more communities. 

With Co-op stores located in the heart of local communities, the new partnership is designed to meet the evolving needs of busy shoppers and the continued growth in consumer demand for safe, secure and convenient parcel lockers. 

Co-op stores go beyond offering just traditional groceries, with added services designed to create a destination and community hub including parcel collections and returns. Lockers enable consumers to better manage their deliveries, save time and can cut last mile emissions with the use of one-drop locker locations. 

The first YEEP! lockers to be trialled at Co-op stores will include locations in: Bletchley; Wigan Road, Bolton; Bromyard and Kington (Herefordshire); Castle Douglas (Dumfries and Galloway); Edwinstowe, Stanton Hill and Selston (Nottinghamshire); Kidwelly (Carmarthenshire) and Rainhill, with ambitions to grow the number of lockers during 2025. 

George Hayworth, Head of Quick Commerce (Q Comm) Development, Co-op, said: 
“Partnering with Yeep! enables Co-op to further expand its network of safe, secure and convenient parcel lockers. The parcel lockers form part of Co-op’s approach to develop added services and enhanced convenience – creating a compelling customer offer to ensure our stores are a convenient destination not only for groceries but for a range of services that meet the needs of local communities. Helping local residents, commuters and time-pressed consumers pick up or return parcels at a time that suits them, quickly, easily and conveniently.” 

 

Noël Shapton, CEO and founding Director at YEEP!, says:

“I am delighted that YEEP! is partnering with Co-op, helping to expand its community-based parcel locker network, and offering shoppers more flexibility in how they send and receive their parcels. 

“This partnership allows us to continue our mission of providing eco-friendly, convenient, and secure 24/7 parcel lockers to communities across the UK.” 

Royal Mail expands parcel locker network with YEEP! partnership

Royal Mail expands parcel locker network with YEEP! partnership

Royal Mail is expanding its growing parcel lockers network through a new partnership with lockers provider YEEP!, giving customers more choice to make sending and receiving parcels as convenient as possible.

The agreement will give Royal Mail customers access to 1,000 more parcel lockers from January 2025, which will be available 24/7. YEEP!’s network will grow to 3,000 by the end of next year.

YEEP!’s lockers will expand the options available for Royal Mail customers to drop off their parcels in easier and more convenient ways. The partnership is an important part of Royal Mail’s strategy to continue to make sending and receiving parcels as convenient as possible by adding more choice.

By early 2025, there will be over 21,000 locations where Royal Mail customers can send and receive parcels, including over 2,500 lockers, 11,500 Post Office branches, 5,000 Collect+ stores, 1,200 Royal Mail Customer Service Points and 1,200 parcel postboxes.

YEEP! launched the UK’s first battery-powered parcel locker last year. Its lockers, supplied by kernTerminal, require no groundworks or wiring and can be easily installed within an hour. Its current network primarily covers London and the South East and is actively expanding across the UK, in locations where people live, travel, work and shop.

There is increasing demand from customers for convenient ways to drop off parcels, with around 50% of all Royal Mail non-account sales now online. Locations such as convenience stores and lockers have become amongst the most common places people choose to have parcels delivered outside their home.*

*According to the IMRG 2022/23 Home Delivery Review.

Nick Landon, Royal Mail’s Chief Commercial Officer, said:

“This partnership and our growing number of parcel lockers is an important part of Royal Mail’s strategy to expand our options to make sending and receiving parcels as convenient as possible. We are working hard to modernise and transform our business by offering a wider range of options to suit the busy lifestyles and changing needs of our customers across the UK.

“We are continually finding new ways to improve our services, including more online postage options through our website and app, 24/7 drop off at locations like our parcel postboxes, use of Collect+ stores and Post Offices, and collection from home through Royal Mail Parcel Collect.”

Noël Shapton, YEEP! CEO / co-founder, said:

“I am thrilled YEEP! is partnering with Royal Mail, helping to expand its parcel locker network, offering customers more choice in how they send and receive their parcels. 

“This partnership marks a milestone for YEEP! as we continue in our journey to provide community-based lockers to customers across the whole of the UK.

“Our YEEP! parcel lockers provide a dense network located in the heart of communities, giving customers an easy and convenient way to collect and drop off their parcels 24/7.”

YEEP! Launches UK’s First Battery-powered Carrier-agnostic Parcel Locker Delivery Network

YEEP! has announced today the official launch of its parcel delivery locker solution; the first to use battery powered and carrier-agnostic parcel lockers in the UK. Contracts are already in place with international and national carriers, London Boroughs, Railway Networks and private landlords, with over 400 lockers anticipated this year, 1000 by Q2 2024 and with further plans to install 10,000 across the entire UK.

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