Evri tests new innovation at Oxfordshire Tesco superstore

The parcel delivery company has installed new lockers at the supermarket just off Hadden Hill in Didcot, one of only a handful across the UK.

A spokesperson for Evri said: “Customers using the lockers will have access to Evri’s pick-up and drop-off services, providing a quick, contact-free method for sending and receiving parcels, with ‘print-at-locker’ functionality, alongside fast and seamless QR code scanning.”

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Since March this year a number of parcel lockers have been installed at Post Office branches and Asda stores but this announcement marks a new step forward with Tesco.

Evri van (Image: Alamy/PA)

A spokesperson for the supermarket said: “We’re constantly looking for ways to make the shopping trip even more convenient for our customers.

“As part of an ongoing locker hub partner trial across a small number of stores, we have introduced parcel lockers to give even more customers a convenient way to collect and drop off their parcels as part of their shopping trip.”

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In addition Royal Mail, Yeep and InPost are introducing lockers including at the Didcot branch and Tesco said it was excited to see how customers respond to this new innovation.

A spokesperson for Evri added that the new scheme comes amid a growing trend in consumer appetite for choice.

Its internal data showed a 19 per cent increase in parcel diversions to lockers, compared with 2025, and a 343 per cent increase in usage of the lockers.