Royal Mail bags parcel lockers milestone as 1,000th location launches at Sainsbury's store in Weymouth

Royal Mail has unveiled its 1,000th red parcel locker. This is now live outside a Sainsbury's store in Weymouth.

This brings the total number of lockers available to its customers to 3,000, as they can also use 2,000 Parcel Pending by Quadient lockers across the UK. Royal Mail unveiled the first locker in its network in December 2024, outside its Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in London.

Since then, it has announced partnerships that have seen its lockers rolled out at: NewRiver REIT shopping centres and retail parks; Sainsbury's stores; Co-op stores; Motor Fuel Group petrol stations; UPP student accommodation; and Post Office branches (on a trial basis).

The lockers feature label printing, helping out customers who do not have access to a printer. To use them, customers can download a QR code for a return or for postage paid for online.

In a LinkedIn post, Anna Malley, Director of Partnerships & Acquisitions at Royal Mail, said: "Something to celebrate! The pace of our roll-out has been incredible, and we are looking to grow our network even faster over the coming year. We can only do this by working with great partners and colleagues."

"If you are a sales professional/business development manager in an equivalent field then please get in touch as I’m hiring. If you have outside space and are keen to earn a revenue stream from hosting a locker, or would benefit from the footfall a locker will bring to your core business please get in touch - I’m always on the look out for new partners."

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Parcel lockers will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.