PayPoint (PAY): Royal Mail Shop rollout
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20 Nov 2025 · Over 3,000 sites live · +12% until the next step
The Royal Mail shop rollout will continue over H2 FY26 to the rest of the 8,000-site network
28 Jan 2026 · Branding live since October 2025; rollout continuing · +0% until the next step
The Royal Mail Shop rollout will continue over H2 FY26 to the rest of the 8,000-site network, including the launch of self-service kiosks during Q4 FY26.
11 Jun 2026 · 8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27 · +25% since
Royal Mail strategic partnership – 8,500 sites now live with Royal Mail services and the Royal Mail Shop brand, including 3,000 live with over the counter services enabling consumers to buy postage in
Royal Mail Shop rollout
8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27
Next: pilot Royal Mail self-serve kiosks in selected locations
Every step · 3
- 20 Nov 2025 Over 3,000 sites live – The Royal Mail shop rollout will continue over H2 FY26 to the rest of the 8,000-site network ↗
- 28 Jan 2026 Branding live since October 2025; rollout continuing – The Royal Mail Shop rollout will continue over H2 FY26 to the rest of the 8,000-site network, including the launch of self-service kiosks during Q4 FY26. ↗
- 11 Jun 2026 8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27 – Royal Mail strategic partnership – 8,500 sites now live with Royal Mail services and the Royal Mail Shop brand, including 3,000 live with over the counter... ↗
What is happening
PayPoint: Royal Mail Shop rollout – 8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27. ['8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27']
- In short
- Royal Mail Shop branding went live in October 2025 and has reached 8,500 sites, 3,000 of them with over-the-counter postage. Self-serve kiosks will now only be piloted in H1 FY27, later than the Q4 FY26 promise.
- Announced
- 20 Nov 2025 · Over 3,000 sites live
- Latest
- 11 Jun 2026 · 8,500 sites live; kiosk pilot H1 FY27
- Sites live
- 8,500, of which 3,000 with over the counter services
- Next milestone
- Kiosk pilot in H1 FY27
What comes next
pilot Royal Mail self-serve kiosks in selected locations.
Briefing
PayPoint in 4 minutes
PayPoint runs a network of over 30,000 UK convenience stores that take parcels, bill payments, cash deposits and card payments, and it owns the Love2shop gift-card business. It chased £100m of annual underlying...
- Act 1Buying Love2shop and setting a £100m goal
- Act 2Spending on parcels, Open Banking and card partners
- Act 3Two setbacks and a reset in 2025
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