InPost

InPost S.A.
Company typePublic
Euronext Amsterdam: INPST
IndustryLogistic Services
Founded2006 (2006)
FoundersRafał Brzoska
Headquarters
Kraków
,
Poland
Area served
Europe
ProductsAPMs (lockers), PUDOs
Number of employees
5,000 +
ParentInteger.pl
Websiteinpost.pl
InPost parcel locker in London, United Kingdom.
InPost van delivering and collecting parcels

InPost S.A. is a Polish public logistics limited company with courier, package delivery and express mail service. It is based in Kraków, Poland, and it is owned by Integer.pl corporate group.[1] The company specializes in parcel locker service operated in Poland,[2] Italy,[3] United Kingdom,[4] France, Benelux, Spain, and Portugal.

Founded in 2006 in Poland by Rafał Brzoska, InPost provides delivery services through a network of more than 20,000 lockers (Automated Parcels Machines or APMs) and 18,000 pick-up drop-off points (PUDOs),[5] as well as to-door courier and fulfilment services to e-commerce merchants.

History

Integer.pl Group was established in 1999 by Rafał Brzoska as a distribution of leaflets company. In 2006, InPost S.A. was founded as a subsidiary.[6]

In 2009, The Integer.pl Capital Group, introduced InPost Lockers – self-service machines for receiving and sending parcels. In 2015, the company's offering expanded to include courier service, and it also made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.[7] The company has been cooperating with the American Advent International fund since 2017.

InPost SA went public in January 2021 on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange after its shareholders raised 2.8 billion euros as an online shopping boom, largely caused by pandemic lockdowns, increased demand for its automated parcel lockers.[8] As a result, InPost's shares jumped 19%, valuing the company at 9.5 billion euros ($11.55 billion).[9]

In July 2021, InPost acquired Mondial Relay, a logistics company from France, for a reported EUR 516 million.[10][11] The firm's network of automated parcel machines in 2021 grew more than 50% in its core Polish market reaching 16,000 lockers.[12]

In February 2022, the company announced that the InPost Mobile app, which was first launched in 2019,[13] had over 9.3 million active users, making it Poland's second most popular e-commerce app.[14] The company also reported it had delivered 744.9 million parcels in 2022.[15] On June 30, 2022, the operator had a network of nearly 18,500 parcel machines nationwide.[16]

In July 2023, the company acquired a £50 million stake in British logistics firm Menzies, which constitutes 30% of the company's total shares.[17] InPost also expanded on the UK market with the installation of its 6,000th Parcel Locker and the delivery of 13.4 million parcels in the third quarter.[18]

Sponsorship

Since 2022, InPost has sponsored the Poland men's national football team.[19] In 2023, the company became the strategic sponsor of the Polish Cycling Federation.[20] In the same year, InPost became an official sponsor of Premier League football club Newcastle United.[18] In August 2024, InPost became the official logistics sponsor of Atletico Madrid.[21][22][23][24][25]

In October 2023, Tour de France added Mondial Relay, owned by InPost Group, as one of its official partners.[26] The company also endorses Polish athletes including Konrad Bukowiecki and Wojciech Nowicki.[27]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Mamy już 15 000 Paczkomatów". inpost.pl (in Polish). 2021-10-20. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "InPost Italia - il network di locker italiano per spedire e ritirare pacchi". inpost24.it (in Italian).
  4. ^ "InPost UK | Click & Collect Parcel Lockers Delivery Service". inpost.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Order Foreign Cash in Australia". Simify. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  6. ^ "Rafał Brzoska". forbes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Debiut InPost na GPW. Spółka nie daje zarobić". money.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Inpost stock surged 30% after Amsterdam IPO". xtb.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Polish locker company InPost worth 9.5 billion euros after buoyant Amsterdam debut". reuters.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ^ "InPost completes acquisition of Mondial Relay to create Europe's leading out-of-home solution for e-commerce". prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Capex InPostu w '23 nie przebije 1,2 mld zł; nowe rynki po uruchomieniu po 15 tys. paczkomatów we Francji i W. Brytanii (wywiad)". bankier.pl (in Polish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ^ "InPost increases number of automated parcel machines in Poland by 50% in 2021". reuters.com. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Aplikacja InPost Mobile otworzy Paczkomat". inpost.pl (in Polish). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Z aplikacji InPost Mobile korzysta już ponad 9,3 mln aktywnych użytkowników!". inpost.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  15. ^ Magdalena Brzózka (11 January 2023). "InPost zalicza 2022 r. do bardzo udanych. "Dostarczyliśmy 744,9 mln przesyłek"". portalspozywczy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  16. ^ "InPost celuje w 20 tys. paczkomatów w Polsce na koniec 2022 roku". Bankier.pl (in Polish). 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  17. ^ Laura Montoya (21 July 2023). "Delivery giant InPost buys £50m stake in British logistics firm Menzies". thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  18. ^ a b Roger Hampel. "InPost Becomes the Sponsor of Newcastle United: A Strategic Move by the Polish Logistics Giant". footballbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  19. ^ "INPOST GRA Z REPREZENTACJĄ POLSKI! PZPN ZYSKUJE NOWEGO SPONSORA STRATEGICZNEGO". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  20. ^ Bartłomiej Supernak (27 July 2023). "InPost został Sponsorem Strategicznym Polskiego Kolarstwa". inwestycje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  21. ^ "InPost Oficjalnym Partnerem Atletico Madryt!" [InPost Official Partner of Atletico Madrid!]. inPost (in Polish). Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  22. ^ pas. "InPost sponsorem Atletico Madryt. Logo firmy pojawi się w trakcie meczów" [InPost sponsors Atletico Madrid. The company's logo will appear during matches]. Business Insider (in Polish). Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  23. ^ Zawada, Szymon (2024-08-13). "InPost nowym sponsorem Atletico Madryt!". ZawódTyper (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  24. ^ "Club Atlético de Madrid - InPost, new sponsor of Atlético de Madrid". Club Atlético de Madrid. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  25. ^ "We have become the Official Partner of Atlético Madrid!". InPost EU. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  26. ^ "Tour de France adds Mondial Relay (InPost group) as official partner". endurance.biz. 3 December 2023.
  27. ^ Maciej Ławrynowicz (2 December 2023). "Wielka chwila! InPost został oficjalnym partnerem Newcastle United". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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