Next, the fashion retailer, signs eight year contract with Hermes

Hermes, a popular parcel carrier in the UK, recently signed a home delivery contract renewal for eight years with Next, the popular fashion retailer. Formerly known as Parcelnet, the carrier which is based in Leeds will continue to manage home delivery needs for Next Directory until 2018, which has 2.2 million active customers and a turnover of about £800 million.

According to the terms of the agreement, the HGV / LGV company will collect various products from Next on a daily basis. From there, the carrier will take the goods to regional depots and finally orders from there will be dispatched by the company’s 7,500 strong courier network to homes around the country.

The chief executive officer from the HGV / LGV carrier company, Carole Woodhead, has said that Hermes will be working closely with the fashion retailer so that the two can launch a new suite of services for customers over the next year.

Next and Hermes both offer next day delivery to customers. This makes them one of the most popular home delivery services in the country.

Neither side of the agreement have disclosed how much money has exchanged hands.