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The Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic (AMSP ČR), in cooperation with the international parcel carrier GLS, announces the fourth year of the eŽena competition. It is intended for female entrepreneurs in the field of e-commerce. Its goal is to support women in starting or developing their business. GLS will reward the four winning projects with a voucher for the e-Balík PROFI service worth a total of CZK 110,000 and advertising PR articles on the iDnes.cz portal. Projects can be submitted until August 31, 2023.

Czech e-shops are expanding to the Romanian market. According to internal data from the parcel carrier GLS, the number of clients who regularly deliver parcels to Romania has increased by 55% year-on-year. As a result, the airline introduced a new direct route between Jihlava and Sibiu and accelerated delivery to Romania by one day.

As part of this year's May call of the "Bike to Work" project, which has been organized by the AutoMat association for thirteen years, 739 tons of CO2 emissions were saved. More than 25,000 people from all over the country travelled by bike, on foot or at a trot for one month. Together, they covered 5.7 million kilometres. The general partner of the project this year was the international parcel carrier GLS, which distributed 3,500 starter packs to participants in CO2-neutral transport.

The pan-European tradition of celebrating International Parcel Day dates back to 2015. In the Czech Republic, the GLS shipping company has traditionally been involved. The aim of the event is to appreciate the work of couriers. This year, the carrier has prepared a fun quiz competition for families with children. Up to six hundred contestants will be in GLS outlets will be given a prize pack with the Travel Activities game from Albi and GLS memory game. In addition, three grand prizes of an iPhone 13 Mini are up for grabs.

In the last 5 years, the number of people who shop online and pay by card every week. Paying by card or using Apple or Google Pay is one of the most popular methods ever. More than half of Czechs use it. However, this number has been rising for the last two years. has been stagnant for the last two years. Cash on delivery has also remained steady despite the fees charged.

International parcel carrier GLS has started delivering parcelsparcels from e-shops outside of its GLS ParcelBox machines to the AlzaBox network. The company is reacting to the long-term growing popularity of parcel machines, which are now actively used by one in five Czechs.