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InPost continues to increase number of parcel lockers in the UK

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InPost, one of the companies supplying parcel lockers to convenience stores and owner of Menzies distribution, has increased its UK annual revenue by 164% to £230m. In its results for 2024, the group said that at the end of the year it had 9,300 lockers,…

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