InPost already has 5,000 Paczkomat® machines in France
20 March 2024
InPost Group leader of the French OOH delivery market
The InPost Group, a leader in logistics solutions for the e-commerce industry in Europe, already has 5,000 Paczkomat® devices in France. In addition, the Group has more than 11,000 pick-up and drop-off points (PUDO) in this market, and is also pursuing strategic partnerships with a number of global players, including Zalando and Vinted. The French Parcel Machine® No. 5,000 was erected in Paris, in the Indigo-operated Pasteur-Montparnasse car park (81 Rue Falguière, Paris).
According to a recent survey by Mondial Relay - the brand under which the InPost Group operates in France - as many as 64% of French people have used Mondial Relay's Parcel Machine® delivery service.
- I am extremely proud to announce this historic milestone for InPost and Mondial Relay. Achieving the position of OOH delivery leader in France confirms that we are successfully responding to the demands of consumers who expect practical and flexible services. In France, the InPost Group is actively investing in expanding its network and infrastructure - which allows us to increase the number of parcels served and reach even small towns. Our international delivery services to Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Benelux countries are also an advantage. We have increased the number of Paczkomat® devices to 5,000. Continuous expansion of the infrastructure will allow us to gain unique competitive advantages - similar to those that the InPost Group has already developed on the Polish market - said Quentin Benault, managing director of Mondial Relay France and Benelux.
The InPost Group is present in 9 countries with more than 66,000 pick-up and drop-off points (PUDO), including more than 35,000 Paczkomat® InPost devices, at the end of 2023.
InPost already has 7,000 sending and receiving points (including Paczkomat® devices) in Spain and 2,000 in Portugal. The network in Portugal has grown by 100 per cent over the last year and the first Paczkomat® device in the country was recently launched. In the UK, InPost offers deliveries to 6,000 Paczkomat® devices and nearly 1,200 PUDO points.
InPost has also launched international deliveries - so customers in Spain and Italy can send and receive cross-country parcels. Currently, the service is available for online shops, but will soon be extended to retail customers as well. Thus, a new international route has been created - enabling shipping between a network of more than 7,000 points in Spain and more than 5,000 in Italy. The crossborder service is also available between France and Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Benelux countries.
In 2023, the InPost Group delivered 892.1 million parcels, 20% more than the year before. In Poland, the volume amounted to 589.5 million parcels (+16%). In international markets, volume was 302.6 million pieces (+28%), of which Mondial Relay delivered 239.9 million parcels (+13%). In the UK, the second largest international market, InPost delivered 46.5 million parcels - an increase of nearly 127% year-on-year.
