Omniva see 40% surge in parcel locker volumes

Omniva see 40% surge in parcel locker volumes

Omniva has reported that it delivered 40% more parcels to its customers in Baltics via parcel machines in 2016 than it did in 2015. The company also saw a significant growth in the scale of its parcel machine network.

In a statement sent to Post&Parcel today (31 March), Omniva said: “The parcel machine service continued to show rapid growth in all three Baltic States, increasing by 42%. The service grew by 25% in Estonia, 92% in Latvia, and 90% in Lithuania. Altogether, Omniva delivered 40% more parcels to its customers via parcel machines in 2016 than it did in 2015.”

Owing to the popularity of parcel machines as well as to the rapid growth of e-commerce, Omniva expanded its parcel machine network by a total of 35% in the Baltic region in 2016, including an increase of 54% in Latvia and 49% in Lithuania.

Omniva’s CEO Aavo Kärmas commented: “We plan to continue the expansion of our parcel machine network in 2017. We can use parcel machines of different types and sizes to expand to regions where parcel traffic is not yet that dense.”

The revenues for the parcel business services as a whole grew 17% compared to the previous year.

“The increase in parcel business was especially notable in Latvia,” said Omniva, “where the business revenues from parcel services grew by 90% compared to the previous year. In Lithuania, Omniva’s revenues from parcel business increased by 30% compared to the previous year.”

Omniva is currently building a new logistics centre in Tallinn to handle its growing parcel volumes. The company anticipates it will be in the autumn of 2018.

While the parcels business is growing, the revenues from Omniva’s postal services in Estonia have continued to fall.

The group’s total commercial revenues for 2016 amounted to €95.8m,  up 27% on 2016. The net profit, however, was down 20% at €1,166,000.

Omniva saw its most impressive growth in its international business, which increased by 107% in revenues in 2016.

“Although the twofold growth of the area is a remarkable result, I am confident that the growth in international e-commerce will not slow down. Instead, the upward trend will continue,” said Kärmas.

In 2016, around 40 million shipments were delivered to around 100 destination countries. Fifty new positions were created in Omniva’s distribution centre in Tallinn in connection with the rapid increase in the volume of this area of business. Omniva’s international business primarily involves the logistics of parcels sent as part of Chinese e-commerce.

Revenues from the information logistics business increased by 35% compared to 2015.

According to Omniva: “The expansion of Omniva’s operations in Latvia and Lithuania as well as the increase in the volumes in Estonia were important steps in this area of business. An important step in cross-border cooperation was the conclusion of a strategic partnership with Pagero, the leading operator of e-invoices in Europe, which enables Omniva to provide a broad international reach in e-invoicing to its Baltic customers.”

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