17th December 2014: InPost, the innovative send, collect and return parcel locker service, has announced a new click and collect partnership with the UK’s leading online wine retailer Virgin Wines. Ready in time for the season of Christmas cheer, from today shoppers can order cases of their favourite tipple to over 1000 InPost lockers up and down the country for quick and simple, round-the-clock collection.
When online shoppers proceed to check out on the Virgin Wines website they can now select to have bottles delivered to their nearest InPost locker – which are within five miles of almost three-quarters (70%) of UK postcodes. Confirmation texts of dispatch and delivery ensure cases are easily tracked and, combined with automated 24/7 access, picking up from a locker means no more queuing, wasted missions or missed deliveries.
Over 40% of people are planning to buy their Christmas wine online this year to save making a special trip in the car or to avoid lugging home heavy cases. However, recent InPost research reveals that in the past 10% of shoppers have missed crucial Christmas deliveries to their door and almost a third (30%) have spent more than 20 minutes queuing in the Post Office the week before Christmas, demonstrating why it is critical for retailers to open up delivery choices for customers.
InPost’s fully automated lockers can be found at a variety of safe and secure locations including at Morrisons supermarkets, petrol stations, train stations and Transport for London sites, outside retailers such as Toys R Us and at local shops across the UK. All of InPost’s 1000 lockers are accessible 24/7/365, meaning no more queues or waiting in, enabling consumers to collect and deliver items at their earliest convenience.