Poland's InPost buys British delivery firm Yodel to become third biggest player in UK parcel market

Poland's InPost buys British delivery firm Yodel to become third biggest player in UK parcel market

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Polish logistics giant InPost has acquired a 95.5% stake in the parent company of Yodel, one of Britain’s largest delivery firms, marking a further expansion of…

Poland’s InPost takes over Yodel to create one of UK’s largest delivery firms

InPost, which has 10,000 parcel lockers in the UK, said the deal will help it ‘revolutionise’ the delivery market.

Poland’s InPost Accelerates UK Expansion With Takeover of Yodel

Polish parcel locker operator InPost SA announced it’s taking over UK delivery service Yodel to boost its footprint in one of the most developed e-commerce markets in Europe.

InPost acquires parcel delivery firm Yodel

Parcel locker firm, Inpost, has acquired delivery company, Yodel, to become the third-largest agnostic logistics player in the country, following Royal Mail and Evri. The deal saw InPost acquire 95.5% of Judge Logistics Ltd share capital (‘JLL’), parent company of Yodel Delivery Network (‘Yodel’), with PayPoint retaining a minority stake of 4.5%.  The acquisition will enable the company to process around 300 million+ parcels annually, immediatel…

The acquisition of the British parcel operator Yodel has made the Polish giant join the ranks of the courier market giants not only in the UK but also in Europe. Despite this, InPost's appetite for expansion is still growing.

InPost has made a strategic acquisition on the British market. With this transaction, we have entered the top three in the UK. The rest do not count in this race, and the position of two key players is at risk, because we will certainly not slow down the pace of growth, and the synergy with the company we are currently taking over gives us a huge chance to accelerate. From our perspective, there is no one left to buy there - said the founder of …