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GLS continues to expand its network of parcel lockers, which have become the most popular delivery method. The company now operates 1,500 of its own lockers — compared to just 200 two years ago. In total, it delivers to more than 6,500 lockers and pick-up points.

· 1,500 GLS-owned lockers and ongoing expansion. At least 2,000 lockers by March.

· GLS will deliver Christmas parcels handed over to couriers no later than 22 December.

· Parcels remain in lockers for 2 days, with the option to extend by another 2 days.

Discount campaigns linked to Black Friday have traditionally become the first peak of the pre-Christmas shopping season. This year’s numbers confirm the trend: in the week leading up to Black Friday, GLS delivered a record volume of parcels. The number of parcels delivered last week is tens of percent higher than the usual weekly average and has increased year-on-year by 24 percent.

Tech-logistics companies DODO and GLS are launching a collaboration to deliver goods quickly on a customer-selected day and within a specific time window. Pilulka.cz is the first to enter the pilot operation, but the pilot is open from the outset to all e-shops that want to offer customers delivery at a precisely arranged time. The medium-term goal of the collaboration is to provide time-window delivery in all regional or district towns in the country. And the Czech market may not be the last one for this project. For both companies, home delivery remains a key element of their service offering.

One of the first fully electric Truck trailers in the Czech Republic has hit the road under the GLS brand. GLS has selected and successfully tested the Mercedes eActros 600, marking a major step towards decarbonisation of the transport fleet. It is one of the very first all-electric heavy trucks operating on Czech roads. GLS will continue to expand its fleet of electric delivery vans and now also electric trucks.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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. First steps: more than 2,000 parcel lockers and pickup points, support for Czech e-shops