Aldi has confirmed a significant step forward in its collaboration with parcel locker company InPost. The retailer is expanding the service to 50 additional stores across the UK, a response to what it calls strong customer demand. These lockers offer a secure, self-service point where users can collect, return or send parcels while doing their grocery shopping.
This update marks another phase in Aldi’s convenience-focused strategy. The InPost rollout began in 2023, and the company aims to install lockers in 600 stores by the end of 2025. According to Aldi, the goal is to streamline time-consuming tasks by offering customers added functionality at store level.
Lockers Reach More Communities as Customer Demand Rises
According to Aldi, the 50 new locker installations will be completed by the end of this week, bringing the current total closer to the company’s target of 600 stores by the end of next year. The supermarket, which is now the UK’s fourth-largest by market share, first introduced InPost Lockers across select stores in 2023. Since then, the service has been steadily expanded based on positive customer feedback.
Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said that the initiative supports the brand’s long-standing goal of improving convenience at store level. “Reaching 600 InPost Lockers was an important milestone, and this next phase of the rollout further demonstrates our commitment to making shopping at Aldi as convenient as possible,” he said.
Customers using the lockers can manage parcel deliveries from a range of e-commerce platforms. According to Aldi, the lockers are designed to be easy to use and fully secure, helping reduce the time spent queuing at post offices or waiting at home for deliveries. The supermarket believes that integrating such services will continue to play a growing role in modern retail.
Inpost Partnership Underscores Growing Role of Lockers in Daily Life
For InPost, the expansion with Aldi reflects a broader shift in consumer habits across the UK. According to Paul Selvey, Network Director at InPost, the rising use of parcel lockers suggests they are becoming “a core part of everyday life.” He added, “These new installations extend our nationwide network and make it easier for people to manage parcels alongside their regular shop.”
The move also complements wider logistical trends, where parcel lockers are increasingly seen as an efficient alternative to home delivery. Shoppers can use the InPost Lockers to send, collect or return parcels at their convenience, without the need to interact directly with delivery staff or stick to fixed time slots.
As reported by BirminghamLive, this latest phase in Aldi’s locker rollout coincides with the supermarket’s seasonal product updates, including the arrival of its first hot cross buns and Easter chocolates. While unrelated to the InPost development, the timing underlines Aldi’s broader strategy of offering customers multiple reasons to visit their stores more regularly.
