Royal Mail is staffing up for peak. Are you?
Royal Mail is recruiting approximately 22,000 seasonal staff ahead of the 2026 Christmas peak parcel period, reported by Parcel and Postal Technology International on 25 September 2026. That hiring scale is a useful read on expected UK volume, and a prompt to confirm your own peak plans.
Superdry Cut Delivery Costs 19% With One Checkout Fix
Superdry cut overall UK delivery costs by 19 per cent by presenting parcel lockers as a standalone checkout option. Around 20 per cent of UK delivery volume moved to lockers, and refund and claims rates fell from 2.1 per cent to 0.5 per cent.