Poste Italiane signed a major agreement in the international parcel market. The group led by Matteo Del Fante and Tobias Meyer, CEO-designate of Deutsche Post DHL Group, have signed a multi-year partnership in the logistics and e-commerce sectors. The Italian company communicates it in a note adding that the agreement is based on four points key:
- DHL eCommerce Solutions will handle the delivery of Poste Italiane parcels to European destinations;
- Poste Italiane and DHL Express will offer Italian customers greater choice and flexibility for fast international shipments across their networks;
- Poste Italiane will deliver international parcels arriving in Italy by DHL eCommerce Solutions and DHL Parcel Germany;
- Poste Italiane and DHL eCommerce Solutions will invest in a joint venture to build a modern and sustainable network of automatic parcel lockers in Italy.
Poste-DHL agreement: the comments of Del Fante and Meyer
"This important agreement is another step in our strategic path to confirm ourselves as an all-round logistics operator and offer our customers a range of products dedicated to the international market - said Of the infantryman –. Our leadership is at the service of the country, whose economy has a historic vocation for international trade. DHL is the ideal partner to better connect our Italian customers to international markets, with shipments to and from abroad and a network of latest generation automatic lockers, in addition to the already existing e-commerce solutions".
"By bringing together Poste Italiane's extraordinary potential and national infrastructure with our global network and our experience in international trade, we will be able to make the most of each other's strengths with a truly effective partnership - he added Meyer –. E-commerce is not only one of the four 'megatrends' identified in our Group strategy, but it is also one of the main growth drivers of our business. We believe that our partnership will be able to offer high quality to customers and respond to the growing demand for efficient and sustainable solutions”.
Poste and DHL solutions
Poste Italiane and DHL will contribute their strengths to the partnership. Thanks to the extensive network of access to Poste Italiane services, customers will be able to make urgent shipments through the DHL Express global network by delivering them to any of the Poste Italiane collection points. In addition, DHL eCommerce Solutions, together with Poste Italiane, will install automatic lockers modern, sustainable and easy to use, in strategic locations throughout Italy. Finally, DHL eCommerce Solutions will support Poste by delivering parcels across its European network and the Italian company will support DHL by delivering international parcels in Italy.
