Royal Mail will be hiring around 20,000 temporary workers around the UK in the build-up to the busy Christmas 2025 period
International Distribution Services was itself controversially acquired by energy tycoon Daniel Kretinsky earlier this year.
International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment.
Soon you’ll be able to skip the queue and post parcels at your local shop ????
Royal Mail also announced they will hire around 20,000 temporary workers ahead of Christmas
A slowdown in the pace of the UK economy was today confirmed in updated figures for the second quarter.
International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels
The delivery giant's owner has bought a stake in the parcel service firm.
The new high street shops will sell Royal Mail postage over the counter for the first time.
8,000 Collect+ convenience stores will be rebranded to Royal Mail shops following investment into the parcel service business.
Royal Mail will set up four extra seasonal sorting centres across the UK this Christmas.
The delivery giant said the new jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country