“The company is looking to ensure InPost’s presence in the main cities in Romania. Integer.pl Group is currently in the last stage of negotiations of strategic partnerships with local operators that would ensure related courier services,” the company said in a statement.
Located in busy public areas such as supermarkets, gas stations, subway stations, shopping centers and others, InPost terminals allow the collection of products ordered online.
Upon placing an order, clients opting for the InPost delivery service choose the terminal and area where they want their parcel delivered. Clients may track their parcel and receive text and e-mail notifications.
“The system makes transport logistics more efficient by cutting down distances traveled by couriers, making InPost a cheaper alternative to current delivery services,” the company added.
Integer:pl’s expansion to Romania is part of a larger European development plan which entails EUR300 million investments. The company is looking to expand to Romania due to its blossoming ecommerce sector. With an estimated value of EUR600 million in 2012, ecommerce is seen rising 25% this year, to EUR750 million, according to the Romanian E-Commerce Market 2012 survey.
Integer.pl Group general manager Rafał Brzoska said Romania is a developing market with great potential for new types of services. He added the company is simultaneously expanding on other markets.
InPost terminals are available in 14 countries, namely Poland, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brazil, Chile, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Cyprus, Slovakia, and Czech Republic, Brzoska said.
Integer.pl Group is the second largest postal group in Poland and includes InPost – the biggest private postal and courier operator in Poland, InPost Finanse – financial and insurance services, mobile payments and e-invoicing operator, and Paczkomaty InPost – an around-the-clock service that enables sending and collecting parcels.
The company has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2007.