DPD has opened parcel shops at 56 stores of the office supply chain Staples in Germany to furtherdevelop its B2C business and broaden its product portfolio. Staples previously cooperated with GLS.
Staples expects to enhance its product portfolio with the new parcel shops, the DVZ transportnewspaper reported. Managing director Sönke Feuerherm said Staples could offer customers nationwideparcel deliveries at attractive prices. The price is based on the box size rather than on weight.
“The Staples stores provide first-class locations, good service quality and high customerorientation”, DPD CEO Hans Fluri was cited as saying. The parcel company expected to increase itscompetitiveness with the new cooperation.
According to the DVZ, DPD agreed a deal with Staples for lower prices than had previouslybeen the case with GLS.
