A new agreement between the Post Office and DPD will see parcels delivered directly to Post Office branches. 

The ‘Click and Collect’ service will be available at around 250 Post Offices this month, before rolling-out to approximately 1500 branches across the UK ahead of the peak Christmas period.

Customers making a purchase online will have the option to choose their local Post Office as the collection point for their parcels. 

DPD will deliver parcels directly to the Post Office and the Postmaster will process customer collections at the counter.

The Post Office previously only had an agreement with Royal Mail Group for parcel collections directly at its branches, but has now opened up its network to external carriers for the first time in its 360-year history. 

Nick Read, Chief Executive at the Post Office, said: “Combining the biggest physical retail network with one of the Europe’s best-known logistical carriers provides greater customer convenience, footfall for Postmasters and helps people back to the High Street as Covid-19 restrictions ease.”