Collect+ celebrates opening of 4000th store
Delivery network Collect+ has announced the opening of the 4000th store in its network of corner shops.
The addition of the Menteith Mini Market in Alloa, Clackmannanshire marks an important milestone for the service, which allows the public to send and receive parcels, and return unwanted goods to retailers, through specially selected local retailers that are part of the PayPoint network.
Collect+ said all the stores in its network are open from early with the vast majority open seven days a week, meaning that people can pick up or send parcels at a time convenient to them.
It also meets the needs of people who are too busy to stand in post office queues and who might otherwise send their parcels through work.
Research by Collect+ revealed that one in 10 people send parcels at their employer’s expense, costing UK businesses £80 million per year, while 15% admitted to having personal parcels sent to their work address.
Mark Lewis, chief executive of Collect+, said: “For many working people, Post Office opening hours just aren’t convenient and the idea of joining an ever longer queue as the number of Post Offices is reduced isn’t anyone’s idea of a fun lunch hour.
“With the huge growth in popularity of online shopping and the ease with which items can be purchased, people are also demanding greater convenience in how their parcels are delivered and returned.”
