Post Office news: High street post giant partners with Amazon to launch click & collect trial PostOffice Amazon UK
THE POST OFFICE has partnered with Amazon to launch a click and collect trial in some parts of the UK this week. The deal marks the first time the Post Office has partnered with a third party.
The post offices are located in Newcastle, Preston, and Edinburgh.If the trial works, the click and collect system could expand to other parts of the UK.The partnership with Amazon comes after the Post Office ended its exclusive mail distribution agreement with Royal Mail in December 2020.
READ MORE:The Post Office and Amazon click & collect trial was rolled out in 200 post offices this week(Image: GETTY )The Post Office ended its partnership with Royal Mail in order to enter new relationships with other providers, such as Amazon.According to The Grocer, a letter sent to postmasters from the Post Office said: “We are excited for you to join us on this new venture in partnership with Amazon.
“We’re sure you will appreciate the significance of this and what a great opportunity it can be.”Postmasters participating in the trial have received smartphones that can be used to scan the Amazon parcels once they are delivered to the post offices by courier. headtopics.com
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