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Yodel acquired by YDLGP Limited

Parcel carrier Yodel has been acquired by YDLGP Limited, a newly formed company backed by a Shift-led consortium, to create a “super scale logistics platform”. YDLGP is backed by a consortium of investors, including Solano Partners Ltd, an independent boutique investment bank that also advised on the acquisition, as well as the leadership team...

Business

Yodel to create 4,000 temporary jobs for the Christmas period

Parcel carrier Yodel is looking to recruit 4,000 temporary roles in preparation for the busy festive period. In a statement, Yodel said that a variety of roles are available at its 50 locations nationwide, including employed and self-employed couriers, day and night parcel sorters, and team managers. Recent years have seen a dramatic growth in...

Retail

CollectPlus returns House of Fraser orders to customers

The click-and-collect and returns specialist CollectPlus has stated that it is working with Clipper Logistics to process and send back around 5,000 House of Fraser parcels to customers free of charge, following the news that shoppers are unlikely to receive refunds from the department store or its administrator. The Yodel-owned firm had been...

Business

Yodel reports “strong” customer satisfaction over Christmas

Parcel carrier Yodel has posted 20 percent growth in customer satisfaction over the two-month festive period with TrustPilot. Reviews platform TrustPilot rating for Yodel, increased by 1.2 points (20 percent) over the peak period, from 5.3 at the beginning of November, to 6.5 at the end of December 2017, while feedback from the company’s Have...

Fashion

CollectPlus moves into profitability

CollectPlus, the store-based parcel delivery service, is now handling more than 250,000 parcels a week, as the brand announces record growth and a move into “profitability”. The service, which works with over 260 retail brands, has announced that it has increased its parcel volumes and is now handling 5.7 million transactions a year, which has...