GLS to set up Hungarian PaketShop

Parcel delivery company GLS Hungary Kft is setting up a PaketShop network in Hungary, general manager Gabor Szemkeo said. The first ten shops to accept packages were opened in the biggest cities at the beginning of April. If the three-month test period ends with success the company may extend the network countrywide. GLS pays percentage to the local contractors after each parcel and picks up the packets daily. The company started operation in Hungary in 1998. Last year it delivered about 3 million packages with more than 200 vehicles. In the business year ending March 31, it reached turnover of almost Ft 3 billion, which is 50percent increase.