Customers shopping with Vinted can now collect their parcels at one 22,000 locations across the UK through an extended partnership with Royal Mail.
Previously, Vinted sellers were able to send the parcels via the network of 2,000 lockers and 8,000 Collect+ Parcelshops, but now buyers will be able to collect their purchases from the locations too.
As well as the locker and Collect+ Parcelshop networks, Vinted customers can use 11,500 Post Office branches and 1,200 Royal Mail Customer Service Points to receive their parcels, meaning they have over 22,000 locations to choose from.
Alistair Cochrane, interim chief executive officer at Royal Mail, said, “We’re committed to making it as convenient as possible for our customers to send and collect parcels, whether at home or through our growing network of out-of-home locations. We’re excited to take our partnership with Vinted to the next level and we’re ramping up to deliver tens of millions of pre-loved items up and down the UK.”
Royal Mail has also made it possible to send larger parcels through postboxes and request proof of posting on its app. In April, the company launched a pilot of its solar-powered postboxes, featuring a slot that allows customers to drop off larger parcels and the provision of digital proof of posting via the Royal Mail app. This functionality will be rolled out to Vinted users in the coming months.
Vytautas Atkoičaitis, vice president of Vinted Go, commented, “We’re excited to expand our partnership with Royal Mail and give Vinted members full access to their UK-wide parcel pickup and drop-off network. Royal Mail’s new Local Collect service, which makes new PUDO points available for our members, supports our commitment to cost-efficient, convenient and more sustainable shipping, making it even easier for people across the country to buy and sell pre-loved items on Vinted.”
In related news, Australians can now send, collect and return parcels more quickly and conveniently thanks to a new post office format launched by Australia Post on June 17. Read the full story here