Royal Mail bags parcel lockers milestone as 1,000th location launches at Sainsbury's store in Weymouth

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Royal Mail has unveiled its 1,000th red parcel locker. This is now live outside a Sainsbury's store in Weymouth.

This brings the total number of lockers available to its customers to 3,000, as they can also use 2,000 Parcel Pending by Quadient lockers across the UK. Royal Mail unveiled the first locker in its network in December 2024, outside its Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in London.

Since then, it has announced partnerships that have seen its lockers rolled out at: NewRiver REIT shopping centres and retail parks; Sainsbury's stores; Co-op stores; Motor Fuel Group petrol stations; UPP student accommodation; and Post Office branches (on a trial basis).

The lockers feature label printing, helping out customers who do not have access to a printer. To use them, customers can download a QR code for a return or for postage paid for online.

In a LinkedIn post, Anna Malley, Director of Partnerships & Acquisitions at Royal Mail, said: "Something to celebrate! The pace of our roll-out has been incredible, and we are looking to grow our network even faster over the coming year. We can only do this by working with great partners and colleagues."

"If you are a sales professional/business development manager in an equivalent field then please get in touch as I’m hiring. If you have outside space and are keen to earn a revenue stream from hosting a locker, or would benefit from the footfall a locker will bring to your core business please get in touch - I’m always on the look out for new partners."