Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, announces a strategic partnership with The Range, one of the UK’s fastest-growing retailers, operating more than 200 stores nationwide.
Through this collaboration, Parcel Pending by Quadient smart lockers are being rolled out across The Range stores, in cities and towns including London, Birmingham, Swansea and Blackburn. This initiative aims to bring convenient, secure, and accessible parcel services to local communities while supporting the growing demand for flexible delivery and collection options.
Available to all carriers and service providers, Parcel Pending by Quadient smart lockers provide an open infrastructure that enables secure, centralised 24/7 access for deliveries, returns, and exchanges. The lockers can also serve as a multifunctional service hub, facilitating temporary item storage and services such as prescription collection, retail click-and-collect orders, spare parts retrieval, and key handovers.
This partnership reinforces Quadient’s commitment to expanding its smart open locker footprint in the UK, with a goal to achieve 5,000 lockers nationwide by 2027.
“Partnering with The Range is a big step forward for us, not just in terms of scale, but in how we bring real convenience to people’s everyday lives,” said Katia Bourgeais-Crémel, EVP parcel locker solutions Europe at Quadient. “Beyond technology, it’s about creating everyday solutions that genuinely fit into people’s lives and make things simpler. The Range understands its customers deeply, and that makes them an ideal partner as we grow our open locker network. We’re very excited about the positive impact this collaboration will have on communities across the country.”
A spokesperson for The Range, said: “We’re always looking for new ways to enhance our customers’ shopping experience, be it launching click and collect at The Range stores nationwide in as little as one hour or increasing our offering with the incorporation of garden centres by Homebase.
“Partnering with Quadient enables us to offer even greater convenience by making it super simple for shoppers to collect and return parcels to their own schedule. We look forward to incorporating this into our wider store estate amid other transformational projects, all of which aim to help our customers get their hands on great value home and garden products as easily as possible.”
