Yodel expands parcel drop off service in Northern Ireland
Yodel has announced it will be opening 56 new store locations across Northern Ireland, as part of its plans to strengthen its delivery offering across the region. This expansion plan comes off the back of Yodel’s partnership with PayPoint, enabling Yodel to join forces with Spar Northern Ireland, owned by Henderson Group.
This latest partnership expands Yodel’s Northern Ireland Out of Home (OOH) network to 273 locations, with plans to explore further locations in the new year. Consumers will be able to access Yodel’s Store-to-Store and Store-to-Door parcel delivery services, which provide customers with more flexible and convenient options for sending and receiving deliveries. As part of this expansion plan in Northern Ireland, Yodel has also broadened its locker offering in the region, having opened over 50 lockers since May 2023.
Northern Ireland is already a key market for Yodel’s OOH services, with some stores in the region regularly handling up to 1000 parcels a week during the busy festive retail peak. In fact, Donard View Service Station, Ballynahinch, who handles over 1,500 a quarter for Yodel, was recently awarded Yodel’s Store of the Quarter award for outstanding customer support and service to the local community, beating over 7,500 other stores in Yodel’s nationwide network. Nine of the top ten busiest stores in Yodel’s ranking were all based in Northern Ireland, indicative of demand in the region.
Since the start of 2024, Yodel’s Out of Home store network across the UK has increased by 25%, providing consumers with even more convenient store locations.
Sam Holden, Chief Commercial Officer at Yodel said: “We’re excited to embark on this partnership with Henderson Group to build on our network in Northern Ireland. As customers increasingly look for greater choice in parcel delivery options and seek out more sustainable solutions, we’ve seen steadily increasing demand for Out of Home collections.
Northern Ireland has already proven to be one of the busiest regions for OOH across the UK and with this expansion into more stores we can continue to meet demand and remain flexible to changing trends in the retail sector.”