ROYAL Mail is set to open thousands of shops across the UK for the first time.
The major deal will see around 8,000 Collect+ convenience stores rebranded to Royal Mail shops.
The new high street shops will be open for collecting, sending and returning parcels.
Plus, they’ll be selling Royal Mail postage for the first time and will have extended hours including evenings and weekends.
That means it will be more convenient than ever for people to send off their parcels.
Royal Mail’s owner International Distribution Services said it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9million investment.
