French multinational Geopost, a pioneer in Europe in the field of parcel delivery, announced this Thursday its foray into the Argentine market to offer last mile logistics solutions. Its arrival came through the creation of the firm DPD Argentina in alliance with the local company TASA Logística.
Officials from both companies confirmed the formation of the new firm to the press and announced that they would undertake a “progressive” deployment nationally with an aim to “complete the value chain with last-mile delivery”. To do this, the first step would be in the implementation of home services because, according to him, “it is the preferred place of delivery for consumers.”
Javier Mazzarella, country manager for DPD Argentina, explained that “the momentum of electronic commerce is very strong” in the country as it “still has a very significant potential compared to other more mature markets.”
He added, “The pandemic of 2020 has completely transformed the sector and established new uses, anchoring the importance of electronic commerce. Home delivery continues to grow. This is the segment we are looking forward to with DPD Argentina Would like to cover, provides an excellent service.”
As online sales channels continue to grow and evolve, the current state of Argentine e-commerce suggests a major future for the sector. That is why from the side of the company they are committed to establish themselves in the short term. “Our goal is to be a benchmark and one of the top players in the last mile market in Argentina in the next 5 years,” said Mazzarella.
Along with the start of operations, the company also sets an objective to reduce CO2 emissions. For this he announced that he would induct an electric fleet. In addition, the roadmap will include charging stations in the distribution center and equipment with solar panels.
“Our strategy looks forward to maintaining our commitment to service levels, agility and competitive costs, with this sustainability approach,” Mazzarella concluded.
DPD Argentina commented that they also set a goal of improving B2B activity in the local logistics business, while they plan to offer DPD business services in the short term which will include a “Return my package” modality. With regard to the customers, he informed that a business portal called myDPD for Business will be made available for managing and monitoring the shipments.
Geopost is a holding owned by La Poste Group, one of the main parcel delivery networks, operating in 50 countries and delivering 8.3 million packages per day worldwide, while TASA Logística is responsible for large-scale consumption, industrial , is a company specializing in the pharmaceutical, retail and Electronics with operations in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The French company, which reported revenue of 15.6 billion euros in 2022, has 122,000 employees worldwide, handled 2.1 billion packages last year and has more than 83,000 parcel stores or pickup points worldwide.
