GLS and DPD have launched a new partnership to open their Czech Republic parcel networks to each other. GLS customers can now use DPD’s 800 lockers, with DPD customers gaining access to GLS’s 1,300 lockers.
The move aims to offer customers greater flexibility in sending and receiving parcels, and reduce locker congestion in high-traffic areas.
“This is the first time in the Czech market that delivery companies have mutually opened their locker networks,” said Petr Pěcha, managing director of GLS Czech Republic. “We’re open and ready to establish similar cooperation with additional carriers.”
GLS Czech Republic has expanded its parcel locker network over the past two years. According to the company, it has grown to be the third-largest carrier-operated network in the country after increasing the capacity of its network by more than 400%.
The new partnership with DPD not only expands delivery options for customers but is also said to reflect a broader trend toward shared infrastructure in response to growing demand for flexible, locker-based delivery solutions.
“With over 13,000 parcel lockers across the Czech Republic, demand is still outpacing supply,” said Pěcha. “Opening our network to other carriers is a logical step toward more efficient infrastructure and better customer service.”
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