Matalan teams up with DPD

Matalan has joined the DPD Pickup parcel shop network. The retailer has rolled out the DPD Pickup service to all its 222 stores nationwide. The stores offer late night opening and free parking, making good locations for parcel collection points.

As a result of the partnership, DPD expects its current DPD Pickup network of 2,500 shops to increase to more than 2,800 by Christmas, with more outlets coming online in the New Year.

DPD Pickup, which was launched in June 2015, is one of the ‘in-flight’ options available in DPD’s Predict text and email notifications, which are sent ahead of a scheduled home delivery.

DPD’s CEO Dwain McDonald commented: “Our aim is to create a completely different type of parcel shop experience with big branded stores, in convenient locations, with free parking.  It isn’t just about genuinely differentiating ourselves from other carriers.

“Matalan stores offer a really secure environment for our parcels and a great experience for our customers.  Our data shows us that this is the type of experience parcel recipients will choose over and over again.”