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DPD plans more parcel shops in Germany

Posted by | May 9, 2007 | |

DPD plans to build up a network of parcel shops across Germany to develop its currently small B2C business and take on DHL and Hermes. The move is part of a new strategy to broaden its product portfolio both in Germany and internationally.

“We have adopted a clear growth strategy,” DPD joint CEO Hans Fluri told German newspaper Die Welt in an interview. The German B2B market leader, with annual revenues of about EUR 1 billion, increased parcel volumes about 5.5% and turnover by 7% last year, the newspaper said. In the B2C market, however, DPD with 35 million shipments lags well behind DHL and Hermes (200 million parcels).

To expand its consumer parcels business, the La Poste subsidiary aims to build up its small network of DPD Shops. “Today we have about 500 DPD Shops. By the end of 2007 we want 2,500 outlets. By 2010 we are aiming for 5,000 shops,” Fluri said.

Although Hermes, with 13,000 outlets, and GLS (4,000) are much larger, DPD sees potential for a third network, he added. “Customer behaviour in terms of parcel shops is not yet fixed and will change. We are convinced that as a well-known firm we have a good chance,” Fluri stated.

Meanwhile, DPD now offers its international parcel distribution by air express to more than 220 countries through a network of cooperation partners, Die Welt reported. Prices are about 40% lower than normal air express rates, and transit times are 1-2 days longer. DPD recently enhanced its express service within Germany with new service options.

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DPD aiming to expand in Germany

Posted by | May 8, 2007 | |

German parcel delivery specialist DPD, a subsidiary of French postal service operator La Poste, is hoping to increase its share of the German market thanks to a new strategy. The company’s core business will in future include deliveries to private addresses, express deliveries within a guaranteed time and worldwide deliveries. Until now, the company has focused on national and European parcel deliveries.

Experts estimate that the overall market grew by an average of 4.4 per cent last year, while the market for deliveries to private customers grew by over 10 per cent. This trend is expected to continue over the next few years. DPD currently delivers around 35 million parcels to private customers each year and is thus well behind DHL, the express subsidiary of German postal service operator Deutsche Post, and Hermes, a subsidiary of German mail-order group Otto. Among other measures, DPD plans to expand its network of shops; the company intends to have 2,500 shops by the end of the year and 5,000 by 2010, compared with only around 500 at present. Last year, DPD increased its turnover by 7 per cent to around 1bn euros.

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Largest parcel sorting terminal in the Baltic States opens in Latvia

Posted by | May 8, 2007 | |

On May 7th, a new parcel sorting terminal that belongs to DPD European network was officially opened in Riga. The terminal is the largest in the Baltic States with the total sorting area of 2900 sq. m. It is even 500 sq. m larger than last year opened Tallinn terminal.

Latvian parcel sorting terminal is situated in 4 kilometers from Riga’s city center. Total terminal territory is 9600 sq. m. There are 71 pick-up and distribution gates installed, and parcel sorting conveyor is 1 kilometer long. That is five times longer than in Tallinn which previously was called the longest.

“Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian small parcel delivery market usually is treated as one, Baltic country market. That is why the terminal, which is build in strategically convenient place, will increase technical capabilities not even in the country where it is build, but in the neighboring countries – Lithuania and Estonia. The maximum sorting capacity of new terminal is 6 000 parcels per hour or 140 000 parcels per day”, – says Vytautas Kudzys, Managing Director for the Baltic States.

According to him, the need of new terminals shows, that small parcel delivery services are used more often, and trust of companies providing these services is growing.

DPD Latvija turnover was 2,4 mln. Lats (3,4 mln. Eur) in 2006, it was by 69% more than in 2005.

DPD Latvija belongs to international parcel delivery network DPD, which is represented in Lithuania by DPD Lietuva, in Estonia – by DPD Eesti. The shares of these companies belong to French Post company GeoPost.

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DPD Lithuania will carry parcels to Greece

Posted by | May 2, 2007 | |

Starting from May 2007 parcels delivery service provider DPD Lietuva (Latvia), suggested new parcels delivery direction for Lithuanian market. From now on Lithuanian businessmen will be able to transport parcels to Greece.

“After French post company GeoPost, owner of DPD Lietuva, purchased company that deals with parcels delivery in Greece, boarders and possibilities of DPD network were broadened. This is one of the last EU countries where to we didn’t transport parcels from Lithuania. Lithuanian companies are increasingly interested in Greece as in a market of potential consumers, therefore we are glad to enter it together with our customers”, – states DPD Lietuva manager of sales and marketing for Baltic countries Gintaras Bingelis.

According to him, after introducing directions to new EU member states Romania and Bulgaria in the beginning of this year and after adding new direction to Greece to service package in May, company DPD Lietuva will transport parcels to 25 European countries.

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DPD Lietuva parcels up to 36.6 % during the first quarter

Posted by | Apr 26, 2007 | |

DPD Lietuva transported 676 000 parcels during the first quarter of this year. A rise of 36.6 % ahead of the first quarter of 2006 when 495 000 parcels were transported.

„Our company experiences essential changes at the moment. In the end of the last year we have changed the brand of company, in this month we have finished to unify names of products and services that are provided for market. A stable growth in the increase in number of parcels confirms that customers understood the meaning of these changes and proves that we have earned trust of customers, in this case, businessmen, and the changes and improvements are valued“, – said director of sales and marketing of DPD Lietuva Gintaras Bingelis.

According to him, the stable growth is felt not only in the results of the quarter. Stability is reflected in annual sales of company DPD Lietuva, too.

Our company’s sales grew up almost equally around 40% during 2005 and 2006. The growth is determined by constant investments in development and modernization of business and improvement of services. This phenomena is also influenced by the stable growth of parcels delivery service market and it’s created competitive circumstances, clear distribution of market participants also allows to plan precisely our actions in order to grow further quite new market”, – said Gintaras Bingelis, DPD Lietuva sales and marketing director.

According to him, company plans similar growth, around 40%, this year too.

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