InPost parcel machines® awarded in Italy
22 April 2015
ePrice - a company within the Banzai Group - in partnership with InPost - a global leader in innovative services for e-commerce and owner of the world's largest network of Parcel Machines® - was awarded the top prize at the fourth edition of the Netcomm Awards. The award was given in connection with the use of Paczkomaty® InPost, which was recognised as the biggest innovation of the Italian e-commerce market in 2015. In Italy, InPost Parcel Machines® are available in supermarkets (Carrefour) and petrol stations (Repsol, TotalErg), and the company plans to have a network of more than 800 terminals by the end of 2015.
The main award at the Netcomm Awards and other successes related to the development of the InPost® Parcel Machine network in Italy are the result of cooperation with partners such as TNT Express Italy and the Banzai Group, Italy's largest e-commerce platform, among others.
"The distinction of InPost's Parcel Machines® in the NetComm Awards 2015 is not only prestigious, but above all a confirmation of their high effectiveness - our self-service terminals are becoming increasingly popular among the Italian user group. From the point of view of our company's development strategy, the e-commerce market on the Italian peninsula is one of the key ones, which is why we plan to intensify our activities related to the further expansion of automated click&collect solutions in this country in the near future. I am convinced that our extensive network of InPost Parcel Machines® will ensure the convenience of receiving ordered parcels and further accelerate the growth of the e-commerce sector in Italy." - comments Rafał Brzoska, CEO of Integer.pl Group, to which InPost belongs.
"We had long thought that Italian consumers were ready to try a new, fast and simple way of receiving ordered goods. The reality turned out to be much more surprising. It was enough for InPost's network of Parcel Machines® to increase by two and a half times for the number of orders processed through them to increase by more than twelve times." - ocenia Alessandro Cernigliaro, Chief Operating Officer w firmie Banzai.
"Our world is increasingly digital, but nevertheless the physical dimension of things still remains important. In a sector as dynamic as e-commerce, we need to adapt to consumer expectations - that's why we offer an automated delivery solution that completely removes the 'last mile' problem. I believe that Paczkomaty® InPost will become the first option of choice for the delivery of products ordered online in the future, and already today every user of them - once they have experienced their innovation - is unable to do without them." - Stefano Moni, managing director of InPost Italy, adds.
Paczkomaty® InPost already operate on 5 continents, including countries such as the UK, France, Italy, Poland, Ireland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Colombia, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. By the end of 2015, more than 5,000 InPost Parcel Machines® will be available - in various business models - around the world. The company plans to install a further 4,000 terminals across Europe, Asia, the Americas, as well as in the Middle East and Africa.
The highest quality of Integer.pl Group's services is confirmed by awards: for the third time, Polish Internet users have honoured InPost with the Ekomersy award in the 'Best product/service supporting e-commerce logistics' category. The company's innovativeness was recognised, among others, by the WPROST weekly with the title 'Innovator of the Year 2014' and it won the 'Leader of Modern Technologies' competition organised by the Institute of New Technologies. Integer.pl Group also received a Special Award in the "Polish Company - International Champion" competition for its dynamic expansion and promotion of Poland abroad. The consistent development of the company is also confirmed by the title "Gazelles of Business" awarded by Puls Biznesu to the most dynamically developing Polish companies.
InPost has also received numerous international accolades: the title of 'Supplier of the Year' at Post Expo 2014, winning the prestigious World Mail Award four times between 2010 and 2013, 'The Delivery Excellence Award 2014' in the category: "Best Carrier Contribution to Delivery Innovation", which Paczkomaty® InPost received 2014 in the UK, or the Postal Technology International Award in the 'Retail Innovation of the Year' category for 'Innovation of the Year'.
