Barclay family’s Very Group snapped up by US private equity giant Retail Online retailer The Very Group has been snapped up by a US private equity giant, ending an over 20 year tenure of ownership under the Barclay family. The group will now be controlled by Washington-based Carlyle alongside Abu Dhabi-based investment fund International Media Investments (IMI). It marks the latest offshoring of businesses for the Barclay [...]
Evri and Yodel named worst parcel deliverers again Business Evri and Yodel have once again been named as the two worst parcel delivery companies in the UK for customer satisfaction, according to a new survey. In regulator Ofcom’s annual survey, Evri posted a dissatisfaction score of 41 per cent with Yodel second worst on 33 per cent. Yodel and Evri only managed satisfaction scores [...]
Yodel: Losses double at UK’s second-worst parcel delivery firm Business Losses at Yodel, which was named as the second-worst parcel delivery firm in the UK in 2024, have more than doubled as its revenue was slashed. The Liverpool-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax loss of £105.2m for its latest financial year. The total comes after Yodel also lost £48.2m in 2023. New accounts filed with [...]
Yodel’s £106m takeover by InPost put on ice after High Court order May 19, 2025 Yodel’s £106m acquisition by InPost has been put on ice after an injunction was filed with the High Court in the latest twist in a long-running legal spat. Last month, CityAM reported that Poland’s InPost had agreed to buy Liverpool-headquartered Yodel in what was described as a “pivotal milestone” at the time. InPost said [...]
InPost acquires competitor Yodel to become UK’s third-largest delivery firm April 17, 2025 Poland-based InPost has acquired competitor Yodel as it cements ambitions to grow in the UK market. InPost expects the deal to boost its market share to eight per cent, as well as rapidly increasing its capacity to more than 300 million parcels annually. Under the terms of the deal, InPost has acquired 95.5 per cent [...]
Inside the bitter court battle over Yodel’s future – and why it matters January 20, 2025 An increasingly bitter legal battle has broken out between Yodel and the entrepreneur who attempted to rescue the delivery giant last year. In the one corner is the Liverpool-headquartered company and its chief executive, Mike Hancox. In the other is the man who led that aborted rescue deal – which ended up falling through last [...]
Yodel receives £85m in funding – but how should it be spent? August 8, 2024 Yougov’s chief executive Steve Hatch takes a closer look at the data behind the biggest stories in business. Liverpool-based delivery firm Yodel recently announced an £85m funding package from a consortium of investors. The deal has dealt the final blow to the proposed merger between the parcel company and Shift, which led to a rescue deal for [...]
Yodel merger with Shift off the cards after £85m funding deal August 2, 2024 A planned merger between Yodel and the logistics tech firm Shift is no longer on the cards after the parcel delivery giant unveiled an £85m funding package intended to quell concerns following its brush with bankruptcy earlier in the year.
Arrowxl to be sold after former Yodel owner racked up debts of over £150m May 28, 2024 ArrowXL is to be sold after the company behind it, which is owned by the billionaire Barclay family and formerly included Yodel, racked up debts of more than £150m ahead of entering administration.
Former Yodel owner owed over £100m as it collapsed into administration – but director hits back May 20, 2024 The former owner of parcel delivery group Yodel owed more than £100m when it collapsed into administration, according to a new document.