InPost
{{Short description|Mail and package delivery company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = InPost sp. z o.o.
| logo = InPost logo 2024.svg
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{EuronextAmsterdam|INPST|LU2290522684}}
| parent = Integer.pl SA
| subsid = Judge Logistics (95.5%)
Mondial Relay
| foundation = {{start date|1999}} (as Integer.pl Group)
{{start date|2006}} (as InPost S.A.)
| hq_location_city = Kraków
| hq_location_country = Poland
| founders = Rafał Brzoska
| industry = Logistic Services
| area_served = Europe
| num_employees = 5,000 +
| products = APMs (lockers), PUDOs
| homepage = {{url|inpost.eu}}
}}
File:InPost paczkomat Londyn.jpg in London, United Kingdom.]]
File:Samochód dostawczy firmy InPost.jpg
InPost sp. z o.o. is a Polish public logistics limited company with courier, package delivery and express mail service. It is based in Kraków, Poland, and it is owned by Integer.pl corporate group.{{cite web|url=http://www.portalspozywczy.pl/handel/wiadomosci/integer-znaczaco-przyspieszyl-inwestycje-zagraniczne,83010.html|title=Integer znacząco przyspieszył inwestycje zagraniczne|website=portalspozywczy.pl|date=2013-03-02|language=pl}} The company specializes in parcel locker service operated in Poland,{{Cite web |url=https://inpost.pl/aktualnosci-mamy-juz-15-000-paczkomatow |title=Mamy już 15 000 Paczkomatów |date=2021-10-20 |language=pl |website=inpost.pl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211013611/https://inpost.pl/aktualnosci-mamy-juz-15-000-paczkomatow |archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=dead}} Italy,{{cite web|url=https://inpost24.it/it/|title=InPost Italia - il network di locker italiano per spedire e ritirare pacchi|website=inpost24.it|language=it}} United Kingdom,{{cite web|url=https://inpost.co.uk|title=InPost UK {{!}} Click & Collect Parcel Lockers Delivery Service|website=inpost.co.uk}} France, Benelux, Spain, and Portugal.
Founded in 2006 in Poland by Rafał Brzoska, InPost provides delivery services through a network of more than 20,000 lockers (Automated Parcels Machines or APMs) and 18,000 pick-up drop-off points (PUDOs),{{Cite web |title=Order Foreign Cash in Australia |url=https://simify.com/blogs/travel/order-foreign-cash-in-australia |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Simify |language=en}} as well as to-door courier and fulfilment services to e-commerce merchants.
History
Integer.pl Group was established in 1999 by Rafał Brzoska as a distribution of leaflets company. In 2006, InPost S.A. was founded as a subsidiary.{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rafal-brzoska/#:~:text=Rafa%C5%82%20Brzoska%20is%20the%20founder%20and%20CEO%20of,off%20and%20collect%20packages%20anytime%20of%20the%20day. |title=Rafał Brzoska |website=forbes.com |access-date=9 March 2024}}
In 2009, The Integer.pl Capital Group, introduced InPost Lockers – self-service machines for receiving and sending parcels. In 2015, the company's offering expanded to include courier service, and it also made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.{{Cite web|url=https://www.money.pl/gielda/ipo/wiadomosci/artykul/debiut-inpost-na-gpw-spolka-nie-daje-zarobic,185,0,1927353.html |language=pl |title=Debiut InPost na GPW. Spółka nie daje zarobić |website=money.pl |access-date=10 December 2022}} The company has been cooperating with the American Advent International fund since 2017.
InPost SA went public in January 2021 on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange after its shareholders raised 2.8 billion euros as an online shopping boom, largely caused by pandemic lockdowns, increased demand for its automated parcel lockers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xtb.com/int/market-analysis/news-and-research/inpost-stock-surged-30-after-amsterdam-ipo |title=Inpost stock surged 30% after Amsterdam IPO |website=xtb.com |access-date=10 December 2022}} As a result, InPost's shares jumped 19%, valuing the company at 9.5 billion euros ($11.55 billion).{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-inpost-ipo-idUSKBN29W0TF/ |title=Polish locker company InPost worth 9.5 billion euros after buoyant Amsterdam debut |website=reuters.com |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=3 December 2023}}
In July 2021, InPost acquired Mondial Relay, a logistics company from France, for a reported EUR 516 million.{{Cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/inpost-completes-acquisition-of-mondial-relay-to-create-europe-s-leading-out-of-home-solution-for-e-commerce-839745830.html |title=InPost completes acquisition of Mondial Relay to create Europe's leading out-of-home solution for e-commerce |website=prnewswire.co.uk |access-date=10 December 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Capex-InPostu-w-23-nie-przebije-1-2-mld-zl-nowe-rynki-po-uruchomieniu-po-15-tys-paczkomatow-we-Francji-i-W-Brytanii-wywiad-8474102.html |language=pl |title=Capex InPostu w '23 nie przebije 1,2 mld zł; nowe rynki po uruchomieniu po 15 tys. paczkomatów we Francji i W. Brytanii (wywiad) |website=bankier.pl |date=18 January 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}} The firm's network of automated parcel machines in 2021 grew more than 50% in its core Polish market reaching 16,000 lockers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/inpost-increases-number-automated-parcel-machines-poland-by-50-2021-2021-12-21/ |title=InPost increases number of automated parcel machines in Poland by 50% in 2021 |website=reuters.com |date=21 December 2021 |access-date=3 December 2023}}
In February 2022, the company announced that the InPost Mobile app, which was first launched in 2019,{{Cite web |url=https://inpost.pl/aktualnosci-aplikacja-inpost-mobile-otworzy-paczkomat |language=pl |title=Aplikacja InPost Mobile otworzy Paczkomat |website=inpost.pl |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=3 December 2023}} had over 9.3 million active users, making it Poland's second most popular e-commerce app.{{Cite web |url=https://inpost.pl/aktualnosci-z-aplikacji-inpost-mobile-korzysta-juz-ponad-93-mln-aktywnych-uzytkownikow |language=pl |title=Z aplikacji InPost Mobile korzysta już ponad 9,3 mln aktywnych użytkowników! |website=inpost.pl |date=23 February 2022 |access-date=3 December 2023}} The company also reported it had delivered 744.9 million parcels in 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/handel/wiadomosci/inpost-zalicza-2022-r-do-bardzo-udanych-quot-dostarczylismy-744-9-mln-przesylek-quot,218192.html |language=pl |title=InPost zalicza 2022 r. do bardzo udanych. "Dostarczyliśmy 744,9 mln przesyłek" |website=portalspozywczy.pl |author=Magdalena Brzózka |date=11 January 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}} On June 30, 2022, the operator had a network of nearly 18,500 parcel machines nationwide.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=InPost celuje w 20 tys. paczkomatów w Polsce na koniec 2022 roku |url=https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/InPost-celuje-w-20-tys-paczkomatow-w-Polsce-na-koniec-2022-roku-8398791.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Bankier.pl |language=pl}}
In July 2023, the company acquired a £50 million stake in British logistics firm Menzies, which constitutes 30% of the company's total shares.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/delivery-giant-inpost-buys-50m-stake-in-british-logistics-firm-menzies-40054 |title=Delivery giant InPost buys £50m stake in British logistics firm Menzies |author=Laura Montoya |website=thefirstnews.com |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023}} InPost also expanded on the UK market with the installation of its 6,000th Parcel Locker and the delivery of 13.4 million parcels in the third quarter.
In April 2025, the company announced it had acquired the UK delivery service company Yodel, taking a 95.5% stake in the parent company Judge Logistics Ltd, in a debt-to-equity arrangement in which a loan worth £106m was converted into equity shares.{{Cite news |last=Makortoff |first=Kalyeena |title=Polish parcel locker network InPost buys UK delivery firm Yodel for £106m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/17/polish-parcel-locker-network-inpost-buys-uk-delivery-firm-yodel |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=The Guardian}} However, the company appears to have been acquired without clean title, a high court order was put in place in May 2025, which paused the takeover, until a trial over ownership of the company takes place. {{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Jon |title=Yodel’s £106m takeover by InPost put on ice after High Court order |url=https://www.cityam.com/yodels-106m-takeover-by-inpost-put-on-ice-after-high-court-order/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |work=CityAm}}
Sponsorship
Since 2022, InPost has sponsored the Poland men's national football team.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pzpn.pl/federacja/aktualnosci/2022-05-30/inpost-gra-z-reprezentacja-polski-pzpn-zyskuje-nowego-sponsora-strategicznego |language=pl |title=INPOST GRA Z REPREZENTACJĄ POLSKI! PZPN ZYSKUJE NOWEGO SPONSORA STRATEGICZNEGO |website=pzpn.pl |date=30 May 2022 |access-date=3 December 2023}} In 2023, the company became the strategic sponsor of the Polish Cycling Federation.{{Cite web |url=https://inwestycje.pl/biznes/inpost-zostal-sponsorem-strategicznym-polskiego-kolarstwa/ |language=pl |title=InPost został Sponsorem Strategicznym Polskiego Kolarstwa |website=inwestycje.pl |author=Bartłomiej Supernak |date=27 July 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}} In the same year, InPost became an official sponsor of Premier League football club Newcastle United.{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballbusinessjournal.com/post/inpost-becomes-the-sponsor-of-newcastle-united-a-strategic-move-by-the-polish-logistics-giant |title=InPost Becomes the Sponsor of Newcastle United: A Strategic Move by the Polish Logistics Giant |website=footballbusinessjournal.com |author=Roger Hampel |access-date=3 December 2023}} In August 2024, InPost became the official logistics sponsor of Atletico Madrid.{{Cite web|url=https://inpost.pl/aktualnosci-inpost-oficjalnym-partnerem-atletico-madryt|title=InPost Oficjalnym Partnerem Atletico Madryt!|trans-title=InPost Official Partner of Atletico Madrid!|language=pl|website=inPost|access-date=August 15, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/wiadomosci/inpost-sponsorem-atletico-madryt-logo-firmy-pojawi-sie-w-trakcie-meczow/wdp8fp7|title=InPost sponsorem Atletico Madryt. Logo firmy pojawi się w trakcie meczów|trans-title=InPost sponsors Atletico Madrid. The company's logo will appear during matches|language=pl|website=Business Insider|author=pas|access-date=August 15, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Zawada |first=Szymon |date=2024-08-13 |title=InPost nowym sponsorem Atletico Madryt! |url=https://zawodtyper.pl/inpost-nowym-sponsorem-atletico-madryt/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=ZawódTyper |language=pl-PL}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-13 |title=Club Atlético de Madrid - InPost, new sponsor of Atlético de Madrid |url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/inpost-new-sponsor-of-atletico-de-madrid |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Club Atlético de Madrid |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=We have become the Official Partner of Atlético Madrid! |url=https://inpost.eu/news-we-have-become-official-partner-atletico-madrid |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=InPost EU |language=en}}
In October 2023, Tour de France added Mondial Relay, owned by InPost Group, as one of its official partners.{{Cite web |url=https://endurance.biz/2023/event-news/tour-de-france-adds-mondial-relay-inpost-group-as-official-partner/#:~:text=Since%20July%202021%2C%20Mondial%20Relay%20has%20been%20a,villages%20with%20a%20Point%20Relais%20or%20a%20Locker. |title=Tour de France adds Mondial Relay (InPost group) as official partner |website=endurance.biz |date=3 December 2023}} The company also endorses Polish athletes including Konrad Bukowiecki and Wojciech Nowicki.{{Cite web |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/74490746/wielka-chwila-inpost-zostal-oficjalnym-partnerem-newcastle-united |language=pl |title=Wielka chwila! InPost został oficjalnym partnerem Newcastle United |website=sport.tvp.pl |author=Maciej Ławrynowicz |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}}
See also
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