• Evri’s ParcelShop Network Continues to Crumble as Yet Another Retailer Backs Out

    Evri’s ParcelShop Network Continues to Crumble as Yet Another Retailer Backs Out

    The “solution” to Evri’s notorious home delivery problems from those “in the know” has always been simple: just get your parcel delivered to a ParcelShop instead. But there’s a growing problem with this advice, retailers are getting fed up with being Evri’s unpaid customer service department and are walking away in increasing numbers. The latest…

  • Royal Mail’s Convenient Return to Profit After Foreign Owner Guts Public Services

    Royal Mail’s Convenient Return to Profit After Foreign Owner Guts Public Services

    What a remarkable coincidence. Just four months after falling into foreign hands for the first time in its 508-year history, Royal Mail has magically managed to return to profit by doing what recently-privatised companies do best: gutting public services and calling it a “turnaround.” The postal service reported £12 million in operating profits for the…

  • Royal Mail’s Dismal Delivery Performance Gets Even Worse Under Foreign Ownership as Quarter of First-Class Post Arrives Late

    Royal Mail’s Dismal Delivery Performance Gets Even Worse Under Foreign Ownership as Quarter of First-Class Post Arrives Late

    Royal Mail has managed to make its already dismal delivery performance even worse since falling under foreign ownership, with a staggering one in four first-class letters failing to arrive on time during the first months of Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s stewardship. The beleaguered postal service delivered just 75.9% of first-class mail within the required one…

  • Immigrant DPD Worker Paid £20 Per Parcel in Sophisticated £26,400 Theft Scheme

    Immigrant DPD Worker Paid £20 Per Parcel in Sophisticated £26,400 Theft Scheme

    A DPD warehouse worker, an Indian immigrant, has been sentenced after orchestrating a sophisticated parcel theft scheme that saw him divert valuable packages worth over £26,000 using fake labels, in the latest organised theft scandal to hit the UK courier industry. Amardeep Singh, 31, was paid £20 per parcel by an unknown criminal contact to…

  • Evri Workers Jailed Over £70,000 Theft Scandal at Yorkshire Hub

    Evri Workers Jailed Over £70,000 Theft Scandal at Yorkshire Hub

    Five Evri workers are facing court proceedings after a major theft investigation uncovered nearly £70,000 worth of stolen items at the company’s parcel hub near Junction 36, Hoyland Common. The scandal has rocked the Yorkshire depot, with two suspects already heading to Barnsley Magistrates’ Court for sentencing this week, while arrest warrants have been issued…

  • High Court Judge Sets Date for Winner-Takes-All Court Battle Over Yodel Ownership

    High Court Judge Sets Date for Winner-Takes-All Court Battle Over Yodel Ownership

    The bitter court battle over who actually owns troubled courier Yodel is heading for a dramatic finale, with a High Court judge ordering an expedited trial for October that will finally settle one of the most chaotic ownership disputes in UK business history. The winner-takes-all showdown will determine whether InPost’s £106 million acquisition of the…

  • Evri’s Digital Receipt Change Is Costing Customers Hundreds

    Evri’s Digital Receipt Change Is Costing Customers Hundreds

    What started as Evri’s well-intentioned move towards “net-zero targets” and reducing paper waste has turned into a customer service nightmare that’s been quietly costing customers money for months. Back in May, Evri announced they were ditching those familiar blue paper receipt slips at ParcelShops in favour of digital receipts sent via email. Sounds sensible enough…

  • CMA Looking at Whether to Block Evri-DHL Mega-Merger

    CMA Looking at Whether to Block Evri-DHL Mega-Merger

    The Competition and Markets Authority formal investigation into Evri’s proposed merger with DHL’s UK e-commerce business is coming to a close, with sources close to the investigation relaying serious questions about whether the deal will actually make it across the finish line. The CMA launched an investigation back in June to examine whether the merger…

  • Evri to Hire 5000 New Couriers After DHL Deal – But There’s a Catch

    Evri to Hire 5000 New Couriers After DHL Deal – But There’s a Catch

    Evri has announced plans to hire 5000 new couriers following their proposed merger with DHL’s UK e-commerce business – a move that might sound impressive until you realise the company has spent the past year making it increasingly unattractive to actually work for them. The DHL Deal Driving Expansion The recruitment drive comes on the…

  • Royal Mail Accused of Deliberately Missing Delivery Targets

    Royal Mail Accused of Deliberately Missing Delivery Targets

    Royal Mail faces fresh scrutiny after Ofcom launched another investigation into the postal giant’s woeful delivery performance, with almost a quarter of first-class mail arriving late. But critics aren’t just pointing fingers at poor management – they’re suggesting something far more sinister. MPs and industry watchers are increasingly convinced that Royal Mail has been deliberately…

  • Chaos at Yodel: Court Freezes £106M Deal as Ownership Mystery Deepens

    Chaos at Yodel: Court Freezes £106M Deal as Ownership Mystery Deepens

    The already troubled InPost-Yodel takeover faces yet another dramatic setback as a High Court judge has imposed sweeping restrictions preventing any integration of the two companies, following claims from tech entrepreneur Jacob Corlett that he actually owns the majority of the business. This latest twist piles on even more drama to the recent chaos at…