Supermarket giant has announced that it will stop accepting or handling Evri parcels on customers’ behalf “by the end of November”
Tesco has announced it will stop accepting or handling Evri parcels on behalf of customers ‘by the end of November’. The supermarket giant is currently winding down its partnership with Evri ParcelShop across individual stores, according to Sky News.
The arrangement will come to an end across all Tesco Express branches on Friday, November 28. Shops will offer a 10-day grace period after this date to give shoppers who have organised parcel collections at Tesco sites enough time to pick up their items.
Evri’s ParcelShop service allows customers to send, collect, and return parcels from thousands of different retailers including Vinted via their local Tesco.
The partnership between the firms began in 2021, with Tesco shoppers earning Clubcard points on selected Evri orders from 2023.
Tesco has now released a statement confirming the upcoming end of the collaboration. “Our partnership with Evri, offering an over-the-counter Parcel Shop service at Tesco Express stores, is coming to an end,” a spokesperson said.
“We are in the process of winding down this service in our stores and will display details in individual stores of when the service will stop at that location. We are sorry for the inconvenience.” The news comes after Evri’s announcement of a new partnership with Asda, launching next year.
Evri intends to roll out its ParcelShop service across 1,200 Asda sites by April 2026. The initiative forms part of a £50 million investment to expand Evri’s network twofold by 2030.
Asda will roll out ParcelShops across all 1,200 of its stores, as part of an expanded partnership with delivery firm Evri “just in time for Christmas”.
The ParcelShop service, which enables customers to collect and send parcels through Evri’s delivery network, has been trialled at 300 Asda branches in recent months.
The scheme will now be rolled out to all supermarkets, superstores and Express convenience shops by April next year.
Unlike Evri’s external parcel locker network, ParcelShop terminals are located inside stores at Asda’s customer service desks.
Customers can generate their own shipping labels and hand packages to Asda staff for collection by Evri drivers.
This would enable shoppers to collect parcels whilst doing their grocery shopping in one “convenient” trip to their local Asda branch, the retailer explained.
“One of the things that sets Asda apart is our unmatchable mix of services, so we’re delighted to be partnering with Evri to be able to launch a brand-new one, just in time for the festive season,” said Chris Hall, Asda VP for logistics.
“We know how much our customers value convenience, and this service gives them the flexibility to collect or return an Evri parcel, whether they’re popping in for a pint of milk in one of our Express stores or doing their big shop in one of our larger stores.”
The courier company is set to double its network of locations to 25,000 by 2030, as part of a £50m investment announced in June 2025. The CEO of Evri, Martijn de Lange, who is based in Leeds like Asda, expressed his excitement about the new partnership, stating: “strengthens our commitment to creating a delivery network fit for the modern UK shopper, directly giving them choice, convenience and control. We are excited about the opportunities this new partnership will bring, helping us to further drive our ambition to expand our capabilities and deliver an even more comprehensive, cost-effective, and customer-focused service across the UK and beyond.”
