InPost has increased its network of Parcel Machines in Europe by another 2,000 locations. There are now 6,000 machines available in the UK and 4,000 in France, the company reported. In total, the InPost Group operates in nine European countries with more than 60,000 OOH collection points – both the PUDO point network and the Paczkomat devices.
InPost offers delivery to Paczkomat devices throughout the UK, with residents in London, Birmingham and Manchester having an average walk of seven minutes to the nearest machine. In France, InPost operates under the Mondial Relay brand and already offers 12,000 PUDO points and 4,000 Paczkomat machines. In Spain, on the other hand, customers can benefit from a network of 6,000 PUDO points and Paczkomat machines, it was reported.
“The demand for modern logistics services in Europe is growing rapidly, so in our key markets we are growing in volume much faster than they are. We are expanding the Paczkomat® machine network in every country, increasing volumes of parcels handled, revenue and profitability – also in Poland in the third quarter of this year we recorded another volume record. In France, we had 10% more parcels year-on-year, and in the UK we delivered 13.4 million parcels, achieving revenues of PLN 125.2 million – an increase of 138.9% year-on-year. The UK produced its first ever profitable quarter in terms of adjusted EBITDA. We are seeing increasing international market share and our aim is to further strengthen our position in key markets,” InPost Group founder and CEO Rafal Brzoska said, quoted in the release.
InPost delivered 745 million parcels across Europe in 2022, it also stated.
InPost is a delivery platform for e-commerce. Founded in 1999 by Rafal Brzoska in Poland, InPost has a network of Parcel Machines in Poland, the UK and Italy, and provides courier and fullfilment services to e-commerce sellers in Poland. In July 2021, it finalised the acquisition of French company Mondial Relay. In January 2021. InPost made its debut on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange.
Source: InPost and ISBnews
