DPD Germany is pressing ahead with its out-of-home strategy and is systematically expanding its parcel delivery and drop-off options. In addition to the strategic partnership with GLS, which will be accompanied by a network expansion to 10,000 Pickup parcel shops at the end of the year and the establishment of a joint parcel station network in the coming years, customers will be able to receive and drop off parcels nationwide via myflexbox parcel stations from the beginning of 2025. The first myflexbox parcel stations are already available to DPD customers as part of a pilot project in the greater Hamburg area. From January 2025 the cooperation with myflexbox will be extended to the whole of Germany.
‘The cooperation with myflexbox is a targeted continuation of our out-of-home strategy. As part of our network partnership with GLS, we will be putting a total of 1,000 parcel stations into operation in the coming year. Thanks to the cooperation with myflexbox, our customers will also benefit from even more parcel stations in their neighbourhood, where they can collect, send or return their DPD parcels around the clock. In this way we are improving our service offering and noticeably increasing the added value for our shipping and receiving customers,’
explains Michael Knaupe, Chief Customer Experience & Business Development Officer at DPD Germany.
Jonathan Grothaus, Co-CEO & Founder of myflexbox, emphasises:
‘The cooperation is of particular importance to us, as DPD was our first parcel service partner in Austria. Our nationwide network in Germany will consist of over 1,000 myflexboxes by the end of 2025. Our vision is to be able to hand over all parcels, which we have already achieved in Austria. This will enable us to offer customers unique added value in Europe. We are looking forward to taking the next big step together with DPD, our fourth integrated parcel service provider in Germany.’
The cooperation with the Austrian smart city company myflexbox complements the network partnership concluded with GLS in October 2024. The aim is to give shippers and consignees access to a total of around 20,000 out-of-home points in the form of parcel stations and parcel shops in Germany by 2027.
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About DPD Germany
DPD is represented throughout Germany with 79 depots and over 8,000 Pickup parcel shops. More than 8,500 employees and 11,000 delivery staff are on duty for customers every day. Every year DPD transports over 350 million parcels in the German parcel market. With innovative technologies and a consistent focus on the needs of all customers and consignees, DPD offers a simple, convenient and flexible service for B2B and B2C parcel shipping. DPD Germany is part of Geopost, a leading European provider of parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, operating in more than 50 countries and offering over 115,000 out-of-home contact points in Europe. Geopost generated a turnover of 15.7 billion euros in 2023 and delivered 2.1 billion parcels worldwide.
About myflexbox
myflexbox is a smart city company with the aim of minimising CO₂ emissions on the last mile throughout Europe, caused by unsuccessful doorstep deliveries and traffic chaos caused by delivery services in cities. End customers can receive, send and return parcels and goods conveniently and contactlessly 24/7 with myflexbox. Since its foundation in 2018, the last mile specialist has established itself as the largest provider-open smart locker network in German-speaking countries. The parcel stations are an efficient 24-hour alternative to traditional parcel shops and support the megatrend of out-of-home delivery.
Unique in Europe: since the start of the cooperation with Österreichische Post AG in September 2024, almost all parcels from all parcel service providers can be received, returned and sent at Austrian myflexbox parcel stations.
