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| Amazon to join railway station parcel pick-up service | Amazon to join railway station parcel pick-up service |
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| Amazon customers will be able to pick-up their parcels from railways stations under a deal struck with a new click-and-collect firm, Doddle. | Amazon customers will be able to pick-up their parcels from railways stations under a deal struck with a new click-and-collect firm, Doddle. |
| Doddle is a joint venture between Network Rail and Lloyd Dorfman, who made his fortune from the Travelex currency exchange business. | Doddle is a joint venture between Network Rail and Lloyd Dorfman, who made his fortune from the Travelex currency exchange business. |
| According to Mr Dorfman, Amazon will begin using Doddle in September. | According to Mr Dorfman, Amazon will begin using Doddle in September. |
| Last year Amazon was in talks with Transport for London about using tube stations as collection points. | Last year Amazon was in talks with Transport for London about using tube stations as collection points. |
| It is not clear how the deal with Doddle will affect Amazon's plan to link up with London Underground. | It is not clear how the deal with Doddle will affect Amazon's plan to link up with London Underground. |
| Network Rail and Mr Dorfman are investing £24m in Doddle and hope to expand the business to 300 stations. | Network Rail and Mr Dorfman are investing £24m in Doddle and hope to expand the business to 300 stations. |
| A pilot operation has been running at Milton Keynes station and Doddle's website said shops in London Cannon Street, Woking, Bromley South, Brighton and Chelmsford stations would "open soon". | A pilot operation has been running at Milton Keynes station and Doddle's website said shops in London Cannon Street, Woking, Bromley South, Brighton and Chelmsford stations would "open soon". |
| But reaching an agreement with Amazon would be a huge boost for the business. | But reaching an agreement with Amazon would be a huge boost for the business. |
| In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Dorfman said: "They're sorting out the systems issues and have agreed to begin using Doddle in September." |