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Parcel lockers are now the most popular option for sending parcels, especially among young people. Now all you need is a PIN from the app
GLS continues to enhance and expand the features of its mobile app, further strengthening its position in the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) parcel-sending segment. The application now makes it easy to send parcels, for example, from locker to locker. Interest in sending parcels is rising significantly this year; according to a recent GLS survey, more than a quarter of people now send parcels, most often via a locker or pick-up point.
Christmas will be more generous again this year. People have more money and want to spend it — gifts will mainly go to parcel lockers
Fewer than two months remain until Christmas. This year’s holiday season will bring strong sales growth for both e-shops and brick-and-mortar stores, as households plan to spend more on gifts than last year. Most gifts will be purchased online; only 6% of people say they will not shop online at all. Half of all gifts will be delivered to parcel lockers.
GLS now operates a network of 1,300 parcel lockers in the Czech Republic – and will open them to other carriers
Over the past two years, GLS has expanded its network of parcel lockers in the Czech Republic by more than 400%. The company now operates 1,300 lockers, making it the third-largest network among carriers. To further enhance delivery flexibility, GLS will now allow other carriers to share its parcel lockers. For the first time on the Czech market, two carriers will mutually open their locker networks — meaning GLS customers will be able to use DPD lockers, and vice versa.
Jan Dlouhý Appointed New Sales Director of GLS
Jan Dlouhý, an experienced sales manager in the logistics industry, has been appointed the new Sales Director of GLS as of this week. His arrival further confirms GLS’s growth ambitions as the company aims to become a market leader.
Only a third of people never send parcels, demand for the service is growing. GLS further simplifies parcel sending via parcel lockers – now possible without a label
Interest in sending parcels between individuals continues to grow, with only 29% of people never sending a parcel at all. One in ten people send parcels several times a month.
GLS aims to accelerate growth in the Czech Republic and become the market leader.
GLS aims to accelerate growth in the Czech Republic and become the market leader. First steps: more than 2,000 parcel lockers and pickup points, support for Czech e-shops
GLS delivered 926 million parcels globally and nearly tripled the number of lockers to over 20,000
Parcel delivery company GLS delivered 926 million shipments globally in the last fiscal year. Alongside the growing number of shipments, the company also increased its revenues. GLS has nearly tripled the number of parcel lockers worldwide to over 20,000, and the number of pick-up points rose by 40% to 110,000.
Czech e-shops expand abroad, exports grow by a quarter.
Czech e-shops expand abroad, exports grow by a quarter. GLS now easily delivers parcels to pick-up points or lockers in 19 European countries.
Do you know where your courier is? The new GLS app offers, among other things, the real-time current location of the courier.
GLS launches a new mobile application that offers several unique features. Clients will now be able to see where their courier is currently located. It is also a given that they can redirect the shipment to another address or change the delivery date and method.
Are you still thinking about your package? GLS is launching a new online campaign, mainly supporting its wide network of boxes and pickup points.
GLS launches a new campaign that will primarily focus on the wide delivery options for parcels. GLS is continuously expanding its network in the Czech Republic, currently offering delivery to a network of more than 1000 of its own boxes, delivering to nearly 5000 pickup points and boxes in total.