Next Hermes extends contract until 2022 home delivery

  Leeds-based home delivery specialist Hermes has a contract extension with the next four years - making it one of the largest orders ever home delivery in the UK.

Under the new agreement, Hermes will continue to manage the delivery of the following directory until 2022.

The two companies will continue to work together to ensure that the dealer remains at the forefront of the market for home delivery, with initiatives such as the appointment 22 hours before day delivery service.

Hermes and Next have worked in partnership since the introduction of e-mail for the next Directory operation and was opened in 1988. It was followed by the introduction of the online service and offer next day delivery in 2000 - another first in home shopping in the UK.

Shipments picked and packed daily in the following distribution centers are delivered overnight in the deposit network Hermes. From there, the jobs are distributed to households throughout the UK.

Carole Woodhead, CEO of Hermes in the UK said: "The extension of the contract until 2022, continues to have a high degree of confidence in our ability to continue shown a leading multi-channel solution in the industry with a number of offer affordable and flexible shipping options .

"The strength of our partnership will continue to ensure that Next is the flagship in the market for home delivery in the UK by our future innovation and continued investment in the right technology and people."