Competition for DHL and Co.? New parcel service delivers at lightning speed
A new provider is supposed to shake up the German parcel services and their business. Instabox comes from Sweden and will deliver parcels and set up packing stations in Germany from 2022. You don’t just rely on speed.
Announcement to DHL and Co .: Instabox relies on fast, green delivery
DHL, Hermes, DPD, UPS and a few other logistics companies determine the German market. If you shop online or send parcels yourself, you usually don’t just know one of the names first hand. With Instabox, the list will be expanded to include a new provider in the coming year. The young delivery start-up wants with speed and green delivery convince.
The Swedes now want to stir up the German market – with some innovations. This is how the entire supply chain in Germany should completely without fossil fuel emissions get along. Highly automated processes should also guarantee fast deliveries.
“We’re trying to receive the parcel problem-free and uncomplicated for consumers close. We try to be quick, we also want to deliver in Germany on the same day, ”says Alexis Priftis, founder and head of Instabox (source: Wirtschaftswoche). First of all, the plan is to start deliveries in and around Berlin and Hamburg early in 2022, and North Rhine-Westphalia will also be an early focus.
Instabox also attaches great importance to rapidly growing coverage. 1,000 Packstations are to be built in Germany in 2022. Parcels can be ordered there and then picked up or delivered directly to your home.
Same day delivery: Instabox could take advantage of a gap in the market
However, it remains to be seen whether Instabox can convince with Same Day Delivery in Germany. Suppliers such as DHL, Hermes and DPD had started such systems a few years ago – and have since stopped. Too much effort, too little interest of customers.
Instabox has to prove itself first, you can see the established delivery services here in comparison:
If Instabox found a more efficient solution here, it could turn the challenge into an advantage. While the general market for logistics services is well developed, 100 percent emission-free delivery on the same day would be a unique selling point. In addition, Instabox doesn’t start from scratch. As a contractual partner, among other things Amazon, H&M and Ikea on board being.
