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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
Evri – a company whose name has become almost synonymous with misplaced parcels and garden hedge deliveries – has just announced a major strategic merger with DHL’s UK e-commerce business, creating what could become Royal Mail’s biggest rival to date. The potential Evri DHL merger, announced today, will see the combined “Evri Group” handling over…
The squabble over failing delivery firm Yodel’s ownership has erupted into all-out warfare as Jacob Corlett, the 31-year-old CEO of logistics firm Shift, launched a shock legal bid to block InPost’s £106m Yodel takeover – a deal that was only announced last week and appeared to finally settle the fate of the troubled British courier.…
InPost has finally closed its takeover of troubled parcel firm Yodel, making it the third-largest courier in the UK in a deal worth £106 million. The acquisition, which appeared to stall for several weeks after it was expected to complete in early April, sees the Polish parcel locker giant converting its existing loans to Yodel’s…
Britain’s iconic red postboxes are getting their biggest makeover in 175 years – and for once, it might actually be a change worth celebrating. Royal Mail has unveiled solar-powered “postboxes of the future” with built-in barcode readers and extra-large hatches specifically designed for parcels, potentially revolutionising how we ship our unwanted clothes and marketplace purchases.…
Britain’s troubled parcel delivery firm Yodel appears to be in a delivery limbo of its own, with the widely anticipated takeover by parcel locker giant InPost failing to materialise more than two weeks after it was expected to complete. The Vanishing Yodel Takeover InPost was set to formalise its acquisition of Yodel in early April,…