Delivery network Collect+ is celebrating after opening its 4000th store - the Menteith Mini Market in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
The service allows people to send parcels to acquaintances and return unwanted goods to retailers, using local shops that are part of the PayPoint network.
Its outlets open early in the morning and most are accessible seven days a week, meaning that people can use them when convenient instead of having to have them from work by a courier or visit a Post Office.
Mark Lewis, chief executive of Collect+, said: "For many working people, Post Office opening hours just aren’t convenient and the idea of joining an ever longer queue as the number of Post Offices is reduced isn’t anyone’s idea of a fun lunch hour.
"With the huge growth in popularity of online shopping and the ease with which items can be purchased, people are also demanding greater convenience in how their parcels are delivered and returned."
