One agreement gives second-hand fashion site access to 35,000
delivery points across eight markets
LONDON, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InPost Group,
the leading European ecommerce delivery provider, signed a
five-year partnership agreement with Vinted, Europe's largest online consumer-to-consumer
marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, becoming one of
Vinted's shipping partners across Europe. The service will be provided under the
InPost brand in the UK, Poland and
Italy, and Mondial Relay in
France, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Portugal and
Spain.
The agreement will leverage InPost's extensive cross-border
network of 35,000 out-of-home delivery sites, offering Vinted
members an economical, convenient option that lets them
receive their purchases at a time that suits them, rather than
waiting at home to receive parcels. In addition to the cost savings
over home delivery, shipping to the company's Automated Parcel
Machine (APM) lockers and other locations reduces CO2
emissions by as much as two-thirds in cities compared to
door-to-door services,
"This is our first pan-European delivery partnership, involving
all eight markets where we're present, and we're confident that
this is just the beginning," said InPost CEO Rafał Brzoska. "Our
agreement with Vinted proves that InPost has the scale and the
skills to be a strategic out-of-home delivery partner for companies
operating on markets across Europe, with a particular focus on out-of-home
services. We are happy to be part of Vinted's shipping
solution."
Vytautas Atkočaitis, Shipping Director at Vinted, said: "As a
business focused on giving our members great choices about how to
send and receive packages, with a particular focus on PUDO and
locker options, we're pleased to continue our successful
partnership with InPost and Mondial Relais in multiple markets in
Europe."
Vinted is the largest online consumer-to-consumer marketplace in
Europe dedicated to second-hand
fashion with more than 50 million members in 13
European countries, as well as in the US and Canada.
InPost (AEX: INPST) is Europe's leading e-commerce platform. Founded
in Poland by Rafał Brzoska in
1999, InPost has a network of more than 20,000 parcel lockers in
Poland, the UK and Italy, and also provides courier and
fulfilment services for more than 40,000 e-commerce merchants in
Poland.
Strategically positioned in the fast-developing e-commerce
ecosystem, InPost is benefitting from positive market trends,
allowing it to expand its network rapidly.
InPost's Automatic Parcel Machine lockers provide consumers with
a low-cost, flexible, convenient, touch-free delivery option that's
the most environmentally friendly solution for e-commerce
deliveries: sending parcels to InPost lockers cuts CO2
emissions by two-thirds compared to door-to-door deliveries in
urban areas, and by as much as 90% in rural areas. It also reduces
traffic, and provides a solution for consumers to receive packages
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without needing to wait at home for
deliveries.
InPost's highly efficient IT infrastructure and rapid
implementation of new technologies provides a solid foundation for
its operations and development. InPost's mobile application is
one of the most popular apps in Poland.
The company's shares debuted on Euronext Amsterdam in
January 2021.
In July 2021 InPost completed the
acquisition of Mondial Relay, the leading French out-of-home parcel
delivery provider, which operates in France, Benelux and the Iberian peninsula,
making the Polish company Europe's
largest e-commerce delivery platform. In 2021 InPost and Mondial
Relay delivered a total of more than 517 million parcels.
Vinted
Vinted is the largest online international C2C marketplace in
Europe dedicated to second-hand
fashion, with a growing member base of over 50 million members
spanning 15 markets in Europe and
North America: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Poland, Czech
Republic, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, UK as well as the
USA and Canada. Founded in 2008 in Lithuania by Milda Mitkute and Justas Janauskas, and joined by first investor
and COO Mantas Mikuckas in 2011, the company is now led by CEO
Thomas Plantenga and backed by six
leading venture capital firms: Accel, Burda Principal Investments,
EQT Growth, Insight Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners,
and Sprints Capital. On a mission to make second-hand the first
choice worldwide, Vinted helps members sell and buy second-hand
clothes and accessories from each other, making shopping a mobile
and social experience through one-on-one member interactions in its
community. The European start-up is head-quartered in Vilnius, with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Utrecht and Prague and has 1000 employees.
For more information on InPost, please visit
inpost.eu
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