London's hidden economy is an early riser

"New data from Gophr, one of London's top five same-day courier networks, reveals that its courier job volumes in the capital are up 38% year-on-year, with growth in the pre-8am window surging fastest of all. Early-morning deliveries now account for more than twice as many jobs as evening runs, marking a 33% year-on-year rise in London's early-hour activity. It suggests the capital's "Early Riser workers", ranging from tradespeople to medical couriers, are fast becoming the driving force behind London's Hidden Economy."

"This surge in early morning deliveries is fuelled by time-critical work: pharmaceutical deliveries are up 101% year-on-year, ensuring prescriptions reach patients before breakfast, while construction-related deliveries have grown 59%, ensuring tools and materials reach the capital's busy building sites before activity begins for the day. Interestingly, in Soho and the West End (W1), one of the capital's traditional evening anchors, Gophr's courier volumes are down 14% year-on-year."

Gophr data shows courier job volumes in London up 38% year-on-year, led by a surge in the pre-8am window. Early-morning deliveries now exceed evening runs by more than two to one, representing a 33% year-on-year rise in early-hour activity. Time-critical sectors drive the spike: pharmaceutical deliveries are up 101% and construction-related deliveries have grown 59%, ensuring medicines, tools and materials arrive before sites and services begin. Coffee chains record peak queues before 9am in courier hotspots. Soho and the West End saw falling courier volumes, while NW1, E1 and SW11 rose sharply as early hubs.

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