Allegro, the largest e-commerce player of European origin, is deepening its cooperation with parcel delivery company DPD in Czech Republic. Through this expanded collaboration, One by Allegro parcel lockers will become part of the DPD Pickup network, thereby growing DPD’s reach by over 700 parcel lockers in the Czech Republic. Thanks to this cooperation, DPD’s out-of-home delivery network will enlarge to more than 8,500 locations in Czeck Republic. The One Box parcel lockers will serve not only shipments from Allegro but also from other e-commerce retailers serviced by DPD. As a result, customers will have the added convenience of picking up multiple parcels in one place, simply, quickly, and at any time.
“An efficient delivery network is nowadays not about building new parcel lockers uncontrollably, but about smart and sustainable use of existing infrastructure. Parcel lockers tend to be at full capacity only at limited times, such as Christmas, so it makes more sense to share the network than to just keep expanding it. The partnership with Allegro is also in line with our long-term strategy - we want to offer customers more delivery options and optimise costs and courier routes at the same time, ”
explains Miloš Malaník, CEO of DPD Czech Republic.
One network, more benefits
Thanks to the connection of both networks, customers gain:
Following the launch of this cooperation, DPD currently operates more than 8,500 Pickup points in the Czech Republic and is a part of Geopost's European network of over 128,000 Pickup points. By expanding the existing cooperation with Allegro, DPD further strengthens its position in out-of-home delivery, while Allegro increases the availability of its One Box by Allegro infrastructure beyond its own online marketplace platform for the first time in its history. The collaboration of Allegro and DPD and their parcel locker networks creates a delivery solution that meets the needs of modern e-commerce.
