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myHermes ParcelShop handles one millionth parcel

Leeds-based Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has announced that its myHermes Parcelshop network has handled its one millionth parcel less than nine months after the service was launched.

The service was initially launched with 500 myHermes ParcelShops across the UK but there are now over 1,500 in local convenience stores such as Spa, Nisa, Premier and Co-op as well as local independents, in major urban locations that have been specially selected based on population density and online demand.

The network will be increased to 3,000 locations by the end of the year, along with the introduction of outbound services as part of Hermes’ commitment to enabling its retail clients to offer their customers the most flexible and convenient range of delivery solutions on the market.

In the first phase they provide a drop off service for people who want to return goods they have purchased online. This has helped retailers to address the difficult area of returns providing a quicker, simpler and more efficient option to their customers and giving them an alternative to the current courier collection option.

The myHermes ParcelShops are also proving extremely popular with small businesses, niche online retailers, ebay powersellers and anyone who wants to post a parcel and who doesn’t want to take time out from their busy day to stand in a queue at the Post Office.

Rob Edson
CFO
of Hermes commented: “myHermes ParcelShop is running well ahead of expectations and we have just achieved weekly parcel volumes of more than 100,000 for the first time.

“We are forecasting that our two millionth parcel should take less than 4 months from now, as retailers and consumers enjoy the benefits of this convenient and cost effective service.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .