InPost teams up with Aramex to grow parcel locker network

InPost, part of the Integer.pl Capital Group and which owns the world’s largest network of parcel lockers, has teamed up with Aramex Group, a leading logistics company in the Middle East, to expand its network in Africa,

 

InPost CEO Rafał Brzoska announced that the companies are to create the first trans-border network of parcel lockers in Africa, which will come online towards the end of 2014.

 

“Aramex’s key advantage is its deep knowledge of the Middle East and African markets, and as such is a natural partner of the development of InPost parcel lockers in these regions,” Brzoska wrote in a press statement.

 

“The cooperation is confirmation that we see the potential for e-commerce in the Middle East,” he continued.

 

The InPost-Aramex partnership will see cooperation in over a dozen countries in the regions, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait and South Africa.

 

“InPost has a long-standing and proven experience in the development of parcel lockers and e-commerce logistics in Europe and Asia,” said Aramex Group COO Iyad Kamal.

 

Integer.pl Capital Group is Poland’s second-largest postal group. The company has been listed on the Warsaw bourse since 2007, and the company had revenue amounting to PLN 347.32 million in 2013.

 

According to forecasts in the Middle East B2C E-Commerce Report 2014, e-commerce growth in the region is to reach some 20 percent annually over the coming years. Currently, the e-commerce market in the Middle East is estimated at some $2.9 billion, while in 2015 it is expected to grow to $5.1 billion and may amount to $10 billion in 2018.