DPD Pickup Station within Lidl - at your service 24-7
Press release 4 February 2021
Zagreb | DPD Croatia, a pioneer in many innovative delivery services, presents its new delivery option of self-service parcel lockers within Lidl stores, which enables fast and flexible parcel collection where and when it suits you best, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. DPD has introduced this option in eight major Croatian cities, and plans expansion.
In times when organization, time saving and practicality are most precious to us, this is a novelty that we believe everyone was happy to welcome. No more waiting for parcels! Simply select the nearest DPD Pickup Station within one of the selected Lidl stores and collect the parcel whenever you want via the Direct4me partner application. The advantages of DPD parcel lockers are countless - availability 24/7, simplicity, discretion, reliability, security, and completely carefree delivery. Users receive a notification via Viber / SMS, e-mail and via the Direct4.me mobile application, and they can collect their parcel within three days and at the time that suits them best. The list of locations can be found at www.dpd.hr. If the consignees choose delivery to DPD parcel locker, they can save valuable time by doing two things at once and collect their parcel at one of the Pickup Stations within the nearest Lidl store in addition to the daily purchase. Fantastic options, everyone will agree! The trend of collecting parcels at parcel lockers has already risen in European countries, and DPDgroup has a respectable network with over 5,500 Pickup Stations across Europe. They are currently most popular in the Baltic countries, where there are 483, in France and Finland more than 400, and in Spain there are almost 200.
Online sales and shopping have become very important in everyday life, and our best delivery options are ready for a new era: consignees can change the delivery date or address or redirect their parcels using the myDPD application wherever they want - they just need to choose a delivery option that suits them best. In addition to DPD parcel lockers, they can also choose one of the many Pickup locations or delivery to the DPD City depot, if they gravitate to Zagreb. This way, they can be completely sure that their parcels will arrive quickly, securely, and contactless – due to delivery with a PIN code, which provides maximum security. Safe and innovative delivery options that DPD provides are particularly important in these challenging times when it is of importance to have health in mind and to choose contactless delivery options.
"Users today do not just want to wait for the parcel delivery, they want to be actively involved in its monitoring and receiving. That is why the so-called "last mile" user experience is extremely important and DPD is a pioneer of innovative services and applications that enable it. You may not be able to be at home and you are eagerly awaiting your parcel- no problem because DPD parcel lockers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and you can decide for yourself when and where to collect the parcel. Just redirect it via the myDPD application to the nearest DPD Pickup Station. Also, there are numerous Pickup locations available to you, and we are constantly expanding our network. Everyone can find an option for themselves in our extensive network", said Snježana Stanić, Marketing and Communications Manager of DPD Croatia.
DPD Croatia's Pickup location network includes 522 locations - there are 395 at INA alone, 109 at Petrol, and with the acquisition of Crodux by Petrol, there will soon be significantly more. DPD in Croatia operates a total of 17 modern depots with technology that enables efficient business processes. "Our plans are big, and we want to have 1.000 Pickup locations and 200 Pickup Stations throughout Croatia by 2025. Last year alone, we transported 40% domestic parcels more than the year before and achieved an increase of parcel volumes - 52% in domestic and 25% in international traffic," said Igor Jakovljević, General Manager of DPD Croatia. With its innovative and extremely flexible options, DPD plans to be the market leader in parcel delivery, and it is chosen by a growing number of private and business customers who benefit from DPD's reliable and perfectly tailored solutions. DPD sets a new standard of user-friendly services and practicality by keeping customers involved in the delivery of their parcels.
DPD in Croatia
DPD Croatia is part of DPDgroup, the second-largest parcel delivery network in Europe. With 97,000 delivery professionals and a Pickup network with more than 58,000 parcel pick-up locations, DPDgroup delivers 7.5 million parcels daily - 1.9 billion parcels per year - through the DPD, Chronopost, SEUR and BRT brands. DPD started operating in Croatia in 2003. In 17 years of existence in the domestic market, it has become one of the key players and expert in the domestic market, providing a high-quality parcel delivery service. DPD operates on a day-to-day basis on behalf of thousands of satisfied customers and combines innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and consignees. With its flagship Predict service, myDPD app, and Pickup locations, DPD sets a new standard for convenience by keeping customers closely connected to the delivery of their parcels.
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DPD Croatia web page: https://www.dpd.com/hr/en/pickup-parcelshops/dpd-parcel-locker/
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