Evri boosts convenience with major new locker partnerships at Tesco and Motor Fuel Group

• Evri announces new trial at selected Tesco stores, and 500 locations at Motor Fuel Group forecourts
• New research from Evri reveals almost all Brits say where their parcel is delivered matters, and more than three quarters would use a parcel locker
• Part of Evri’s long-term commitment to double its ParcelShop and locker network by 2030

Evri Group, the UK’s premier parcel delivery company, has today announced the launch of a new trial of its owned locker network in partnership with one of the UK’s leading grocery retailers, Tesco. Plus, a new nationwide partnership with Motor Fuel Group, the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, to launch 500 new locker locations at petrol stations across the UK.

The partnerships will significantly expand the company’s reach to boost convenience, choice and control for millions of customers ahead of Mother’s Day. This comes as new consumer research from Evri highlights the nation’s growing reliance for last-minute occasions, and whilst more than 99% of parcels arrive on time, Evri is encouraging customers to choose alternative delivery options if they’re not going to be home:

1. Nearly half of Brits (48%) say they worry that gifts ordered online for occasions like Mother’s Day won’t arrive on time, highlighting growing delivery anxiety around special events.
2. Around one in five Brits (19%) have had to rearrange a delivery because they weren’t home, two in five (42%) don’t have, or don’t want to use a safe place
3. More than three quarters of Brits (78%) say they would use a parcel locker, highlighting strong demand for alternative delivery options.
4. Almost all Brits (95%) say where their parcel is delivered is important to them.

At a time of year when millions are sending and receiving sentimental gifts – and with Mother’s Day falling just two days after Friday 13th - Evri is encouraging customers who won’t be at home, not to leave it to luck on Friday 13th and avoid delivery drama by considering delivery options to make sure those important gifts arrive safely and on time:

1. Deliver directly to a secure locker – available 24/7 and deal if you won’t be home
2. Use real-time diversions to reroute an out-for-delivery parcel
3. Nominate a safe place such as a shed, porch or garage
4. Add accessibility preferences such as requesting more time to get to the door

Customers using the lockers will have access to Evri’s pick-up and drop-off services, providing a quick, contact-free method for sending and receiving parcels, with ‘print-at-locker’ functionality, alongside fast and seamless QR code scanning.

With a current network of more than 11,000 ParcelShops and lockers, including ParcelShop services at Post Office branches and Asda stores, this follows a previous announcement by the UK’s premier parcel delivery company of its £50m investment to more than double this number by 2030. 

Evri, which delivers over 900 million parcels a year, has partnered with smart tech company Bloq.it, on the development of these new lockers, with an initial commissioning of at least 1,000. Unlike the parcel firm’s existing shared locker network, where lockers can be used to drop off parcels for multiple carriers, these lockers will be owned and operated exclusively by Evri.

Evri’s commitment to expanding its locker network follows a growing trend in consumer appetite for choice, with internal data showing a 343% increase in usage since the beginning of 2025, as well as a 19% increase in parcel diversions to lockers, as customers seek alternative delivery methods for when they may not be home.

And with Evri’s internal data for 2024/25 showing a 34% reduction in carbon emissions for ParcelShop and locker deliveries compared to a standard courier delivery, growing this network is a vital part of its sustainability roadmap.

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Tesco: launch of Evri’s newest locker network

This new trial of Evri’s owned locker network is in partnership with one of the UK’s leading grocery retailers, Tesco. The pilot, begins this week and will see the first wave of Evri’s branded lockers rolled out at a small number of Tesco Extra and Superstore locations across the UK.

This new trial builds on Evri’s existing partnership with Tesco Clubcard, which already allows customers to collect Clubcard points for every parcel they send, no matter where they choose to drop it off.

For every £1 spent via Evri.com, customers earn one Clubcard point, which can then be converted into vouchers to use on their Tesco shop.

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Motor Fuel Group: 500 new locker locations

Evri is also partnering with Motor Fuel Group, the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, to install 500 new locker at petrol stations across the UK in a new nationwide partnership. The rollout begins in this month and will continue through spring.

By expanding its network into high-traffic MFG locations, Evri aims to make these options easier and more visible for customers across the country. Many of the new MFG sites have Morrisons Daily, Subway and Starbucks stores alongside dedicated Evri lockers, giving millions of shoppers the opportunity to send, receive and return parcels while filling up, grabbing a coffee, or picking up essentials.

MFG’s nationwide presence provides major reach in both urban and rural communities. The collaboration with MFG will provide customers with access to Evri’s full range of services including parcel pick-up, drop-off and returns. All lockers will have print-at-locker functionality to print a self-adhesive label, enabling quick parcel returns.

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Survey methodology

The research was conducted by Opinion Matters, among a sample of 2,000 UK Nationally Representative Adults. The data was collected between 04.03.2026 - 06.03.2026. Opinion Matters abides by and employs members of the Market Research Society and follows the MRS code of conduct and ESOMAR principles. Opinion Matters is also a member of the British Polling Council.

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About Evri  

Evri Group brings together Evri, DHL eCommerce UK – which in 2026 will be rebranded Evri Premium, a network of DHL - customs clearance and logistics specialist Coll-8 and business letters leader UK Mail, to create the UK’s premier parcel delivery company. The combined Evri Group will deliver more than 1 billion parcels and a further 1 billion business letters annually.

Evri, the core operating brand, currently delivers around 900 million parcels a year, and is on a mission to be the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels, without costing the earth.

Working with everyone from Europe’s top retailers, marketplaces and pre-loved sites to gift-givers, the roots of Evri can be traced back to Yorkshire in 1974. The business has grown over the last five decades and now has a team of 12,000+ employees and 30,000 couriers, as well as a growing network of more than 10,000+ ParcelShops and Lockers and 500+ state-of-the-art hubs and depots.  Following its acquisition of Coll-8, an Irish independent customs clearance and logistics specialist, and merger with DHL eCommerce UK, Evri Group continues to enhance its international capability and enable world trade.

Evri has 4 million independent 5-star Trustpilot reviews, an average courier rating of 4.6/5, reflecting a strong commitment to customer experience.

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