Geopost

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{{Infobox company

| name = GEOPOST SA

| logo = File:Geopost_new_logo,_introduced_in_2023.png

| image =

| image_caption =

| type = Limited

| genre =

| foundation = 1999 {{cite web |url=https://www.dpd.com/group/en/company/ |title=Who we are |author= |publisher=DPDgroup |access-date=6 March 2020}}

| founder =

| location = {{nowrap|Issy-les-Moulineaux, France}}

| key_people = Yves Delmas (CEO)

| areas_served = Worldwide

| industry = Courier

| products =

| services = Parcel delivery, EMS, freight forwarding, third-party logistics

| revenue = {{increase}} €11 billion (2020)

| operating_income =

| net_income =

| num_employees = 48,000 (2020)

| parent =

| divisions =

| subsid = DPD, Chronopost, CitySprint, Seur, BRT and Speedy

| owner = La Poste S.A.

| homepage = {{url|https://www.geopost.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

Geopost (formerly DPDgroup) is an international parcel delivery service for sorter compatible parcels based in Issy les Moulineaux, France.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpd.com/group/en/company/geopost/ | title=Who are we | GeoPost }} Until 2015 DPD stood for Dynamic Parcel Distribution. Its brands are DPD, Chronopost, Seur and BRT. The company is based in France and operates mainly in the express road-based market.

Geopost services are available in Europe, Asia, South Africa, India, Brazil and several other countries, either directly or through partnerships.

Geopost is owned by La Poste,{{cite web |url=https://postandparcel.info/110179/news/parcel/le-groupe-la-poste-revenues-up-but-profits-down/ |title=Le Groupe La Poste Revenues Up, But Profits Down|author= |date=31 July 2019 |publisher=Postandparcel |access-date=6 March 2020}} the international delivery network operated by the French state-owned postal service.

In 2020, Geopost delivered 1.9 billion parcels worldwide and achieved revenues of €11 billion.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=DPD Group: we have demonstrated resilience, flexibility and agility|url=https://postandparcel.info/134356/news/e-commerce/dpd-group-we-have-demonstrated-resilience-flexibility-and-agility/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Post & Parcel|language=en-US}}{{Better source needed|reason=Article from the company's press release|date=November 2021}}

History

= Le Groupe La Poste =

File:Véhicules DPDGroup.png

GeoPost bought the UK-based Parceline and Ireland's Interlink parcel service in November 2000, for around $277 million.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=VWPrintVW3&article_id=214790421&printer=printer|title=Europe company: La Poste buys two British parcel delivery firms|newspaper=The Economist|date=3 November 2000|access-date=25 April 2013}}

In 2001, GeoPost became the main shareholder of DPD, a company created in 1977 in Aschaffenburg, West Germany (Deutscher Paketdienst until January 2008, then Dynamic Parcel Distribution).{{Cite news|title=Post Office wraps up a £48m deal in Germany|work=The Birmingham Post|date=4 August 2000|page=20}} In the same year, GeoPost rebranded Parceline as DPD, completing the transition in March 2008.

GeoPost then made successive acquisitions:

In 2004, 40% of Seur Internacional, the number 1 private operator in Spain
In 2006, Exapaq (now DPD France).
In 2007, Yurtiçi Kargo (Turkish) sold a 25% share to GeoPost as part of a partnership agreement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazetevatan.com/ekonomi/yurtici-kargo-nun-yuzde-25-ine-geopost-tan-70-milyon-euro-117525|title=Yurtiçi Kargo'nun yüzde 25'ine GeoPost'tan 70 milyon euro|date=27 April 2007 |access-date=16 March 2025|last=Tarihi|first=Güncellenme|year=2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316200529/https://www.gazetevatan.com/ekonomi/yurtici-kargo-nun-yuzde-25-ine-geopost-tan-70-milyon-euro-117525 |archive-date=16 March 2025 }}

In 2015, GeoPost combined its DPD, Chronopost and Seur brands under one umbrella: DPDgroup.{{Cite news|title=GeoPost to Push for International Growth by Rebranding As DPDgroup|date=19 March 2015|work=postandparcel.info/|access-date=6 March 2020|url=https://postandparcel.info/64250/news/geopost-to-push-for-international-growth-by-rebranding-to-dpdgroup/}} On this occasion, Exapaq became DPD France and the logo of Chronopost was modified to show it was part of DPDgroup.

In 2018, the stake in the SEUR network was increased to 94% and DPDgroup acquired a minority stake in Ninja Van, a specialist in last-mile services in Southeast Asia.{{cite web |url=https://postandparcel.info/93046/news/e-commerce/geopost-dpdgroup-takes-minority-stake-ninja-van/ |title=Geopost/DPDgroup Takes Minority Stake in Ninja Van |author= |date=23 January 2018 |publisher= Post and Parcel |access-date= 18 March 2019}}

In 2019, DPDgroup became the major shareholder in BRT by increasing its share in the capital to 85%, acquired a majority stake in Lenton, the Asian-based cross-border service provider{{cite web |url=https://postandparcel.info/114749/news/dpdgroup-acquires-majority-share-in-lenton/ |title=DPDgroup Acquired Majority Share in Lenton|author= |date=13 September 2019 |publisher= Post and Parcel |access-date= 6 March 2020}} and entered into an agreement with the logistics company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Geis Parcel.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-07|title=DPD strengthens last mile offering in Czech republic and Slovakia|url=https://postandparcel.info/117362/news/e-commerce/dpd-strengthens-last-mile-offering-in-czech-republic-and-slovakia/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Post & Parcel|language=en-US}}

In 2020, DPDgroup increased its stake to 98% in Jadlog in Brazil.

In 2023, GeoPost/DPDgroup rebranded as Geopost, replacing the company’s logo and substituting a lower-case p in the name.{{cite web |url= https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/news/dpdgroup-rebrands-as-geopost.html |title=DPDgroup rebrands as Geopost|date=2 March 2023 |publisher= Parcel and Postal Technology International |access-date= 6 February 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.geopost.com/en/news/dpdgroup-becomes-geopost-a-new-corporate-identity-to-support-the-geographical-and-expertise-expansion/ |title= DPDgroup becomes Geopost: a new corporate identity to support the geographical and expertise expansion |date=1 March 2023 |publisher= Geopost |access-date= 28 February 2024}}

Activities

File:DPD in Białystok.jpg delivery lorry in Poland in 2014, with the previous logo]]

= Types of services =

DPDgroup operates in the light-weight parcel delivery market (less than 31.5 kg), which is typically referred to as the “CEP” market (courier, express and parcel).

The CEP market differs from courier services (that do not require a sorting centre) and from freight (that requires several people or equipment to handle the parcels).

DPDgroup operates in the different sub-segments of the CEP market, which are defined according to the following criteria:

delivery time: DPDgroup operates in the standard or deferred parcel segment (without guaranteed delivery times, which ranges from 24 to 72 hours depending on the destination) and in the express parcel segment (guaranteed next-day delivery in the domestic market, and next-day to two-day delivery for international)
geographic coverage: DPDgroup is specialised in domestic deliveries in the markets in which it is present (nationwide delivery), and in intra-European deliveries. It is also expanding in the intercontinental market.
nature of the sender and recipient: DPDgroup covers parcel flows between businesses (BtoB), between consumers (CtoC), from business to consumer (BtoC) and from consumer to business (CtoB)

= International presence =

DPDgroup mainly operates in Europe, with a direct presence in 24 countries:

under the DPD brand (in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom)
under the Chronopost brand (in France)
under the Seur brand (in Spain)
under the BRT brand (Italy) where an international heavy shipments service is also offered {{Cite web|url=https://www.brt.it/en/brt-services/italy-service|title=BRT services – Italy Service}}
under the Speedy brand (Bulgaria){{Cite web |last=Стойчева |first=Мина |date=2021-04-02 |title=Speedy става изцяло френска след нова сделка за 130 милиона лева |url=https://money.bg/deals/geopost-kupuva-ostanaliya-dyal-ot-speedy-sreshtu-130-miliona-leva.html |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Money.bg |language=bulgarian}}

The company also operates through joint ownership and commercial partnerships in other European countries such as Nova Poshta in Ukraine,{{cite web |url=https://postandparcel.info/69584/news/nova-poshta-expands-international-service// |title=Nova Poshta Expands International Service|author= |date=23 November 2015 |publisher= Post and Parcel |access-date= 11 May 2020}} PostNord in the Nordic countries,{{cite web |url=https://postandparcel.info/121123/news/e-commerce/dpdgroup-and-postnord-renew-partnership-for-five-years/// |title=DPDgroup and Postnord Renew Partnership for Five Years|author= |date=21 April 2020 |publisher= Post and Parcel |access-date= 11 May 2020}} and Yurtiçi Kargoin in Turkey, which it GeoPost has partly owned since 2007.

Outside of Europe, GeoPost operates:

in Kazakhstan and Russia (under DPD brand)
in Brazil (98% in Jadlog)
in India (43% in DTDC)
in South-East Asia (36.6% in Ninja Van) and in China (65% in Lenton)
in Morocco, Burkina Faso and Mauritius (under the Chronopost brand)
in Egypt (20% in Bosta){{cite web |url=https://www.menabytes.com/bosta-series-a/ |title=Egyptian last-mile delivery startup Bosta raises seven-figure Series A from European parcel delivery giant DPDgroup|author= |date=16 February 2020 |publisher= Menabytes |access-date= 6 March 2020}}
in South Africa (under DPD Laser)

Organization

= Management =

Since the beginning of 2022, the company has been chaired by CEO Yves Delmas, who is also Executive Vice-president of Le Groupe La Poste.{{cite web |url=https://www.dpd.com/group/en/news/yves-delmas-is-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-geopost-dpdgroup-and-executive-vice-president-of-la-poste-group/ |title=Yves Delmas is appointed Chief Executive Officer of GeoPost/DPDgroup and Executive Vice President of La Poste group |author= |publisher=DPDgroup |access-date=29 Nov 2022 | date=5 May 2022}}

Metrics

= Financial data =

Revenues: €11 billion (2020, +42% compared to 2019)
Operating profit: €800 million (2020)

= Operational data =

International: 83% of revenues from outside France (2020)
BtoC: 55% of the volume (2020)
BtoB: 45% of the volume (2020)
Number of parcels delivered worldwide: 1.9 billion (2020)
13.9 million parcels handled worldwide on peak day (30 November 2020)

= Human resources data =

Staff: 48,000 employees (in full-time equivalent), including 41,000 out of France (in 2020).

Strategy

DPDgroup's strategy is to develop its business in several lines:

international market, through external growth operations, stakes in companies or commercial partnerships
BtoC market, support e-commerce and develop innovative last-mile services:{{Cite news|url=https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/opinion/last-mile-delivery-is-a-battleground.html|title=Last-mile delivery is a battleground|date=10 June 2019|work=Parcel and Postal Technology International|access-date=9 March 2020}} interactive delivery (Predict service), delivery on Saturday (Germany) and Sunday (United Kingdom, Spain and France), delivery by appointment, delivery in parcel shops and lockers with more than 58,000 Pickup points worldwide, or delivery by drone.{{Cite news|url=https://postandparcel.info/75280/news/dpd-displays-its-delivery-drone-at-paris-festival/|title=DPD Displays Delivery Drone at Paris Festival|date=6 September 2016|work=Post & Parcel|access-date=9 March 2020}} To do so, DPDgroup set up in April 2019 a hub in Eindhoven (Netherlands), the largest sorting centre in Europe.{{Cite news|url=https://postandparcel.info/93606/news/construction-begins-dpds-hub-eindhoven/|title=Construction Begins on DPD's Hub Eindhoven|date=8 February 2018|work=Post & Parcel|access-date=9 March 2020}}
new market segments such as e-commerce food delivery (e.g. Chronopost's Chronofresh service or “Seur Frio” in Spain) or same-day delivery (Spain, Portugal, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium and Luxembourg) or even delivery within two hours (Germany, Spain). In 2017, DPDgroup increased its investment in the urgent courier delivery market with the 100% acquisition of Stuart, a French company that developed a last-mile delivery technology platform for merchants and e-merchants willing to deliver their end-consignees more quickly and accurately. Finally, DPDgroup has started to position itself in the controlled temperature delivery market (transport of sensitive products in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and environmental sectors). The company acquired stakes in Biocair in 2012, BioLogistic (specialised in express delivery for laboratories) in 2016, acquired the Groupe ALP companies in France in 2017 via Chronopost, and finally acquired in 2019 Tipsa in Spain, specialised in the express transport of parcels.

= Corporate social responsibility =

In 2012, DPDgroup committed itself to carbon-neutral deliveries. {{CO2|link=yes}} emissions are gradually being reduced and offset, through support for renewable energy projects in India and Brazil. In 2019, DPDgroup reduced its {{CO2}} emissions generated by road transport by 14% per parcel compared to 2013.

Offset of the remaining transport emissions is done by purchasing carbon credits. DPDgroup's investment represents more than 1% of the global voluntary carbon offset market in 2019.{{Cite news|title=Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019|work=dpd.com|access-date=21 July 2020|url=https://brandcenter.dpdgroup.com/m/18a8c220a35233ce/original/DPDgroup_CSR-Report_2019.pdf}}

For inner-city deliveries, DPDgroup has implemented smart urban delivery initiatives. Since October 2019, Chronopost France has been operating 100% green deliveries in Paris, thanks to low-emission vehicles and urban depots.{{Cite news|title=DPD UK opens its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot|date=October 2018|work=Motor Transport|access-date=9 March 2020|url=https://insideevs.com/news/376078/chronopost-hundreds-voltia-e-nv200/}} In autumn 2018, DPD UK's first urban depot opened in London{{Cite news|title=DPD UK opens its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot|date=October 2019|work=Inside Evs|access-date=9 March 2020|url=https://motortransport.co.uk/blog/2018/10/17/dpd-opens-its-first-all-electric-last-mile-delivery-site/}} and now 700 electric vehicles are deployed in the United Kingdom, to form the largest UK green livery.{{Cite news|title=Over 10% of DPD's UK Van Fleet Is Now Electric|date=July 2020|work=Post & Parcel|access-date=23 July 2020|url=https://postandparcel.info/124317/news/e-commerce/over-10-of-dpds-uk-van-fleet-is-now-electric/}} The company's green fleet and urban depots are in line with London's Ultra Low Emission Zone standards. Deliveries by alternative vehicles are also operated in Dublin,{{Cite news|title=DPD Ireland to invest €3.2 million electrifying Irish fleet|date=April 2019|work=DPDgroup|access-date=9 March 2020|url=https://www.dpd.com/group/en/2019/04/30/dpd-ireland-to-invest-e3-2-million-electrifying-irish-fleet/}} Hamburg,{{Cite news|title=Nine VW e-Crafters for DPD Germany: A new milestone on the way to completely emission-free parcel delivery in Hamburg's city centre|date=May 2019|work=DPDgroup|access-date=9 March 2020|url=https://www.dpd.com/group/en/2019/05/21/nine-vw-e-crafters-for-dpd-germany-a-new-milestone-on-the-way-to-completely-emission-free-parcel-delivery-in-hamburgs-city-centre//}} Madrid, Tallinn and Warsaw.

In February 2018, DPD faced widespread criticism in the UK due to the treatment of Don Lane, one of its couriers. Lane had previously been fined £150 by DPD UK for attending a medical appointment to treat his diabetes and ultimately collapsed and died of the condition. According to Lane's widow, he had missed appointments with specialists because he felt under pressure to cover his route. Frank Field MP, Chairman of the House of Commons' Work and Pensions Select Committee, said "DPD have been told time and again that their punitive regime is totally unjust, particularly as their workers are labelled ‘self-employed’. Such mistreatment of workers smacks of sweated labour from the Victorian era." In March 2018, DPD UK announced that they would be offering all of their UK workers the opportunity to be classed as employees, and that they would abolish the fines for missing work. Plans were announced in March 2018 to create a DPD Driver Code later in the year, and to introduce a "self-employed worker" contract, which will offer drivers an alternative to working as a direct employee of DPD UK or working with the company on a self-employed basis.Logistics Manager, [https://www.logisticsmanager.com/dpd-offer-self-employed-drivers-new-worker-status DPD to offer self-employed drivers new ‘worker' status], 27 March 2018

In November 2019, DPDgroup launched a Group-wide air quality monitoring programme measuring air quality with sensors on vans and Pickup points.{{Cite news|title=SEUR launches a unique air quality monitoring programme in Madrid contributing to the {{CO2}} emissions reduction – DPDGROUP|date=January 2020|work=Compagny News HQ|access-date=9 March 2020|url=https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/parcels-company-news/seur-launches-a-unique-air-quality-monitoring-programme-in-madrid-contributing-to-the-co2-emissions-reduction-dpdgroup/}} Data are provided for free to cities & citizens.

In October 2020, DPDgroup announced its commitment to deliver 225 of the largest European cities with zero- and low-emission delivery means.{{Cite news|title=DPD Reveals Plans to Drastically Reduce Its Emissions|date= October 2020|access-date= 12 October 2020|url=https://postandparcel.info/127495/news/parcel/dpd-drastically-reducing-our-emissions-in-the-places-with-the-highest-populations/}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.dpd.com}}

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