Peak day at DPDgroup following the Black Friday period

 

After six months of unprecedented volumes, the growth slowed down at the beginning of the second semester in a context where health measures were lightened, allowing people to go back to a “new normal”.

For Cyber Monday (29 Nov.), DPDgroup broke a new record with 12.2 million in Europe, which represents +27% on average compared to 2019, and +2% compared to 2020. This moderate growth is in itself good performance as most European countries were in lockdown during November 2020, resulting in a boom of on-line purchases.

Depending on market, business units experienced different volume growth: in the Czech Republic, for example, +57%, while in France, the volume growth of Chronopost reached +12%. Outside Europe, Brazil handled +50% growth in parcels. Overall, regardless of the market, these parcels have been handled in a very fluid way, resulting in good service performance.

We remain prepared for further peaks during the Christmas season, and we expect to deliver 350 million parcels across Europe over the complete period.

 

 

About DPDgroup

DPDgroup is the largest parcel delivery network in Europe.

We combine innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With our industry-leading Predict service, we are setting a new standard for convenience by keeping our customers in close contact with their delivery.

With 97,000 delivery experts and a network of more than 58,000 Pickup points, we deliver 7.5 million parcels each day – 1.9 billion parcels per year – through the brands DPD, Chronopost, SEUR and BRT.

At DPDgroup we aim to be a reference in sustainable delivery and become a leading enabler of e-commerce acceleration.

DPDgroup is the parcel delivery network of GeoPost, which posted sales of €11 billion in 2020. GeoPost is a holding company owned by Le Groupe La Poste.