Out-of-home delivery and parcel locker company InPost has today announced a new partnership with eBay to give UK buyers and sellers the option to send and receive parcels via InPost Lockers and parcel shop locations directly through the eBay marketplace for the first time.
Locker delivery continues to grow in popularity with UK shoppers, and InPost has doubled parcel volumes year-on-year. The partnership will give eBay’s UK customers access to InPost’s extensive nationwide locker and parcel shop network as part of eBay’s Simple Delivery service, making it easier and more convenient for the millions of people who buy and sell on eBay.
eBay shoppers will be able to collect their purchases from the 12,000 InPost Lockers nationwide or one of its thousands of parcel shops, at a time and location that suits them, avoiding missed deliveries and benefiting from secure, 24/7 access.
“Partnering with eBay marks another important step in our long-term strategy to make out-of-home delivery the first choice for consumers and retailers across the UK," said InPost's Commercial Director Peter Blackburn. "Through this partnership, we are giving millions of eBay buyers and sellers a new level of convenience and flexibility over how they send and receive their parcels and bringing the strength of our nationwide locker and out-of-home (OOH) network to one of the UK’s most established online marketplaces.”
Eve Williams, VP and GM of eBay UK, said: “Making it easier, and as simple as possible, to list and ship items is a priority for our sellers and for eBay. Working with InPost to expand the options available for millions of shoppers across the UK is the latest way we’re seeking to enhance the convenience of the eBay experience for our customers.”