Runners part of Doddle’s new eComm collection service
Doddle Runner is a new service featuring specially trained Runners who collect parcels from consumers.
They launch is limited to the City of London, where runners aim to reach consumers in under an hour to collect their parcel.
Once handed over, Doddle will wrap, post and track the parcel, sending it to your chosen destination via a best price next day delivery service.
The Doddle Runner app enables consumers to take a picture of what they want to send or return, then pop in the delivery address or select which retailer they want to return it to. The service is available via the new Doddle Runner app which is now available for iOS devices via the App Store, with an Android version due to launch later this year.
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Doddle has recruited a team of five runners with plans to recruit a further seven over the coming weeks.
James Heptonstall and Noel Carroll, the team behind the Epic Challenges series of races including Race The Tube and Race The Subway, have been coaching the new recruits.
To put their running-with-parcels and crowd weaving skills to the test, Doddle challenged Epic Challenges to Race The Rush Hour for the first time. You can see their attempt to take on the tube, a Boris bike and a London bus by foot in the City’s congested streets to send a parcel at peak hour here.
Tim Robinson, Doddle CEO, said: “We’ve all had those moments when we realise we need to get a parcel to someone for the next day, but we’re short on time to send it, or we’re running out of time to return something bought online that we don’t want.
“Doddle Runner solves this problem by coming to you and getting your parcels to where they need to be. We’ll do the running around so you don’t have to. In designing Doddle Runner we wanted to create a service that we would like to use as customers, no hassle and no worries.”
The service costs £5 plus postage and the Doddle Runner app will provide a price estimate on the postage cost before the parcel is collected.
