Groszek stores in the Pocztex PUNKT chain – already over 2,500 Eurocash Group locations
Poczta Polska is constantly developing its services so that customers can enjoy quick and convenient pickup of their parcels, en route – close to home or work. The company already offers a network of nearly 17,000 pickup points, including post offices, parcel machines, and stores, including Żabka, ABC, Lewiatan, Delikatesy Centrum, Biedronka, and RUCH kiosks. Since September of this year, customers have also been able to use the Groszek chain of stores, and since October, Arhelan stores, all part of the Eurocash Group.
The development of cooperation with key partners in the e-commerce sector is one of the main activities undertaken by Poczta Polska in the business area, the aim of which is to increase the Company's share in the promising parcel and courier market.
"We are working intensively to expand our courier parcel collection network. Thanks to our efforts and fruitful collaboration with partners, we can offer customers an increasingly wider selection of convenient locations within the Pocztex PUNKT network. This is evidenced by the company's collaboration with Eurocash and PointPack, which has resulted in providing residents of smaller towns and rural areas with another method of parcel collection. We are not resting on our laurels, so the number of collection points will continue to grow," emphasizes Krzysztof Falkowski, President of Poczta Polska.
Thanks to its partnership with the Eurocash Group, Poczta Polska offers parcel pickup at the following retail chains: ABC, Lewiatan, and Delikatesy Centrum . Since September of this year, Pocztex customers have also been able to use the popular Groszek stores, and since October, Arhelan stores . This is good news, especially for residents of smaller towns and rural areas. Groszek stores are a nationwide chain of self-service grocery stores, operating since 2000. These locations range in size, from 50 m² to as much as 1,200 m² . Arhelan stores, on the other hand, offer customers 70 locations, primarily in the Podlaskie, Warmian-Masurian, Masovian, and Lublin Voivodeships. These stores are tailored to customer needs and expectations, offering a wide selection of products in the food, alcohol, industrial, and household chemicals sectors, as well as additional services such as phone top-ups, cash withdrawals, and parcel pickup.
It is worth noting that in just one year, the number of Pocztex PUNKT parcel collection points launched in stores associated with the Eurocash Group has doubled – currently, customers can use over 2,500 locations.
"We are observing a significant market intensification in the development of drop-off and pickup points. Collaboration with our partners, Poczta Polska and the Groszek and Arhelan chain of stores from the Eurocash Group, confirms that the courier services market is constantly evolving, and the needs of our customers are growing. It's important for consumers to be able to choose both the carrier and to send or collect their parcels at their favorite local store, close to home," says Marek Piosik, President of Pointpack SA.
Poczta Polska, as a company aspiring to be one of the market leaders in the courier and parcel delivery segment, consistently strives to implement solutions that meet customer expectations. These include guaranteeing the recipient's preferred delivery method (pickup at a collection point or machine, delivery by courier), as well as fast service completion at every stage. The growing trend of online shopping, closely linked to customer expectations for convenient delivery of ordered goods, sets current logistics standards in the highly competitive domestic courier services market and guides the company's efforts in developing multi-channel delivery . Customers can choose the most convenient method of pickup from three possible options:
- Pocztex AUTOMAT – delivery to parcel machines throughout the country,
- Pocztex PUNKT – delivery to a network of collection points, which includes nearly 17,000 locations throughout Poland and is constantly growing;
- Pocztex KURIER – delivery by courier to the specified address.
