AliExpress and Spain's InPost Offer Users Out-of-Home Pickup Options
Alibaba Group, 10/06/23
Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA; 9988.HK) announced today that its international e-commerce platform, AliExpress, is offering its users in Spain the opportunity to receive orders via InPost's hybrid network of 5,000 smart lockers and pick-up points.
InPost operates its pick-up points in partnership with small businesses that will hold consumers' parcels for them. For users on the go, its code-protected lockers appear in many public transport hubs across Spain.
"Our motto is: 'Let the package wait for you, not the other way around,'" Nicola D'Elia, CEO in Spain, Portugal, and Italy of the InPost Group, noted in a statement.
Out-of-home (OOH) delivery slashes the number of trips made by last-mile fulfillment workers, reducing pollutant emissions by 64% on average for each package delivered under this model, according to a study of InPost services in the Spanish city of Zaragoza.
"This agreement is further proof of our commitment to improving and renewing our customers' experience, expanding our range of delivery methods, and offering users a more flexible and environmentally friendly way to receive their orders," said Gary Topp, European Commercial & Marketing Director at AliExpress, in the same statement.
The latest tie-up extends a 2019 partnership between the two companies that continues serving consumers in Poland and France.
Editor's Note: The InPost Group operates in 9 European countries, with more than 50,000 out-of-home pickup points - both the pick-up/drop-off (PUDO) point network and parcel lockers. In Spain, InPost aims to provide users with access to a pick-up point within 300 meters of their residence.
Keywords: InPost Nicola D'Elia Gary Topp e-commerce Internet Spain AliExpress Alibaba Group BABA 9988.HK Europe logistics overseas
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