Logistics

No ecommerce without logistics. Because whenever a consumer orders something online, that product has to be shipped from one place (one of many warehouses and fulfilment centers in Europe) to another (the consumer’s house, a pick-up point, et cetera). So logistics (and logistics companies) play a very important…

Polish InPost acquires Mondial Relay

By Ecommerce News - March 15, 2021 - Subject(s): Acquisition, Logistics.

Polish parcel locker company InPost has acquired Mondial Relay, a major logistics company from France. InPost will pay 565 million euros to buy Mondial Relay and thus expand its international presence.

Budbee expands to Belgium

By Ecommerce News - March 12, 2021 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Logistics.

Budbee, a last-mile delivery startup from Sweden, will soon become available in Belgium. The logistics tech company has announced it will start in Flanders and Brussels. Later on, it will also expand to Wallonia.

Returns service ZigZag acquired by Global Blue

By Ecommerce News - March 9, 2021 - Subject(s): Acquisition, Logistics.

ZigZag Global, a returns management platform from the United Kingdom, announced it has been acquired by Global Blue, a tourism shopping tax refund company, headquartered in Switzerland. ZigZag's solutions will be cross-sold into Global Blue's extensive merchant network.

DHL grows 5.5%, thanks to ecommerce

By Ecommerce News - March 9, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Deutsche Post DHL Group saw its revenue increase by 5.5 percent to 66.8 billion euros in 2020. This growth was primarily driven by the global ecommerce boom. The pandemic measures worldwide led to higher parcel volumes.

Posti will open largest parcel locker in Europe

By Ecommerce News - February 26, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Posti will open the largest parcel locker space in Europe. On March 12, the current space in the Munkkivuori shopping center in Helsinki will be turned into an OmaPosti kiosk, while the number of available lockers will be doubled.

Dutch delivery service StoreShippers launches in Ireland

By Ecommerce News - February 26, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

StoreShippers, a same-day-delivery service that collects and delivers from store, has launched its services in Ireland. The Dutch logistics company is now active in 7 countries across Europe.

European logistics investments: €39 billion in 2020

By Ecommerce News - February 12, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Logistics investments in Europe went up to 38.64 billion euros in 2020. This is, of course, driven by the massive growth of ecommerce in Europe. Last year marks the highest figure on record since 2013.

Ecommerce shipping in Germany 2021

By Ecommerce News - February 11, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Online shops in Germany have done a solid job in terms of shipping online orders to customers. Last year, was a difficult year, because of the sudden peak in ecommerce, but most things went well, a new study shows.

Brits sitting on €2.7 billion of unreturned goods bought online

By Ecommerce News - February 10, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Online shoppers in the United Kingdom are sitting on 2.4 billion pounds (2.74 billion euros) of unreturned goods they have purchased through the internet. Returning these items has become harder with the lockdown restrictions in place.

The Netherlands: top spot for online retailers to expand logistics

By Ecommerce News - February 10, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

The Netherlands is the most popular destination for online retailers looking to expand. These ecommerce players see this Western European country as the number one place to expand their logistics operations.

Active Ants wants to expand across Europe

By Ecommerce News - February 8, 2021 - Subject(s): Cross-border, Logistics.

Dutch fulfillment company Active Ants is growing fast. In October 2020, the company opened its second fulfillment center in the Netherlands, and the opening of two other sites are already planned. Ecommerce News Europe spoke with managing partner Jeroen Dekker about their ambitions.

French startup Cajoo promises grocery delivery in 15 minutes

By Ecommerce News - February 5, 2021 - Subject(s): Launch, Logistics.

Cajoo, a new startup from France, promises to deliver groceries in 15 minutes. The ecommerce logistics company had just raised 6 million euros to make this possible.

Omniva expands network in Baltics

By Ecommerce News - February 4, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Omniva will expand its network of parcel machines in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, also known as the Baltic states. The Estonian postal company already owns 43 percent of the parcel machines in Estonia and accounts for 57 percent for that country's total parcel volume.

Mondi introduces thermo-insulated packaging

By Ecommerce News - February 3, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

UK packaging company Mondi has introduced its latest ecommerce product. It's called BCoolBox and it's a recyclable packaging solution that keeps perishable food cool while in transit. It uses thermo-insulation to keep items chilled below 7 degrees Celsius for up to 24 hours.

Same-day-delivery in Germany? That’s so 2020!

By Ecommerce News - January 18, 2021 - Subject(s): Logistics.

Many major parcel service providers in Germany have stopped offering same-day-delivery. The reason behind this is painfully simple: the demand for same-day-delivery in Germany is just too low.