15 February 2018 | Press release

DPDgroup continues its growth and announces turnover of €6.8 billion for 2017

"With turnover growth of 11%[1], DPDgroup consolidates its position as the second biggest player in the European express parcel delivery market and affirms its positioning as an expert in international parcel delivery"

Paul-Marie Chavanne, CEO of GeoPost / DPDgroup.
  • No. 2 in the express parcel market in Europe
  • €6.8 billion in turnover
  • 1.2 billion parcels delivered worldwide
  • 7.5 million parcels delivered on peak day (December 18th 2017)
  • 61% of volumes on the BtoB market
  • Growth in B2C: +17% in volume

A new year of growth

DPDgroup continued its growth in 2017 with a turnover of €6.8 billion, accounting for 28% of Groupe La Poste's turnover, which rose to €24.1 billion for the same year. In 2017, DPDgroup recorded an 11% increase in sales (+8.2% at constant scope and exchange rates) compared to 2016.

This performance was driven by an increase in volumes (+10%) compared to 2016, bringing the total number of parcels delivered worldwide to 1.2 billion.

DPDgroup relies on a hybrid BtoB-BtoC network. The BtoB segment still accounts for 61% of DPDgroup's volume business in 2017, but DPDgroup was one of the first BtoB operators in the market to make the strategic choice to expand into BtoC. As a result, 37% of DPDgroup's turnover in 2017 came from the BtoC segment, compared to 34% in 2016.

Thanks to a strong growth in its results, DPDgroup has consolidated its position as the second largest player in the European CEP (Courier Express Parcel) market.

Highly active in all key European markets, thanks to its own operations in 23 countries, DPDgroup recorded good growth in sales, particularly in France (+6.3%), the United Kingdom (+11%), in Russia (+13.7%) and in Poland (+18.3%). 

Sustained international growth

In 2017, DPDgroup continued its external growth strategy through various investments and partnerships around the world:

  • Acquisition of a 37.5% stake in the Italian parcel operator BRT in January 2017
  • Shareholding in the French urgent urban shopping start-up Stuart increased to 100% in March 2017
  • Partnership with Nova Poshta International (Ukrainian express carrier), to offer cross-border delivery services in Ukraine, in October 2017
  • Merger between DPD Russia and SPSR Express, a key player in the Russian express parcel delivery market.

DPDgroup, a major player in "cross-border" e-commerce

This rise in cross-border e-commerce impacts DPDgroup's international export flows, which show an increase of 11% in 2017, both in the B2B and B2C sectors.

In 2017, 54% of European e-shoppers said they had previously made purchases online from a foreign website. Of those, 67% had previously purchased from a foreign website located in Europe (and 39% in neighbouring countries to their own) and 67% from a website located outside Europe (among which 44% in China and 31% in the USA).[2]

 

DPDgroup, a player at the forefront of innovation

DPDgroup continues to offer more premium services, more choice and more practicality, meeting the expectations of its customers by:

  • Developing stand-out services, such as delivery within a prearranged time slot with "DPD Precise" in the United Kingdom and Chronopost France's "Chrono Precise", which was expanded at the end of 2017 to include delivery on Sunday mornings
  • Targeting specific markets, such as same day delivery (SEUR Now in Spain) and the delivery of food products (SEUR Frio in Spain, Chronofresh in France, DPD Food in the United Kingdom and Germany)
  • Experimenting deliveries by drone, through the launch of a first regular commercial line, marking a world first.

DPDgroup, a responsible player

"Driving Change" policy is DPDgroup responsible and sustainable approach, driving its growth.

DPDgroup measures its CO2 emissions and has already reduced those produced by road transport by 10% per parcel compared to 2013. DPDgroup voluntarily offsets 100% of the remaining transport emissions, by purchasing carbon credits on a yearly basis. This makes DPDgroup the world leader in voluntary offsetting [3] in the CEP (Courrier Express Parcel) market. DPDgroup's investment accounts for almost 5% of the European voluntary carbon offset market. Also in 2017, DPDgroup supported its seventh carbon offset project in Brazil.

 

About DPDgroup

DPDgroup is the second largest international parcel delivery network in Europe. DPDgroup combines innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With its industry-leading Predict service, DPDgroup is setting a new standard for convenience by keeping customers closely in touch with their delivery.

With more than 68,000 delivery experts and a network of more than 32,000 local Pickup points, DPDgroup delivers 4.8 million parcels to over 230 countries each day through the brands DPD, Chronopost, SEUR and BRT.

DPDgroup is the parcel delivery network of GeoPost, which posted sales of €6.8 billion in 2017. GeoPost is a holding company owned by Le Groupe La Poste.

DPDgroup is the world leader in its business market (CEP) in the volume of carbon credit purchased on the voluntary offset market. This commitment represents 5% of this market in Europe.

[1] On 2016
[2] E-shopper barometer 2017 - Kantar TNS Study for DPDgroup
[3] Source: EcoAct 2017, based on State of voluntary market 2016 and CDP reports 2016.