Quadient and Major Parcel Delivery Player Relais Colis Sign Strategic Partnership to Roll-Out 500 Parcel Lockers in French Retail Stores

Quadient and Major Parcel Delivery Player Relais Colis Sign Strategic Partnership to Roll-Out 500 Parcel Lockers in French Retail Stores

Paris, April 13, 2021

Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, and the second largest global provider of parcel locker solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with Relais Colis, a major player in parcel delivery to consumers in France. Through the partnership, Quadient will drive the roll-out of its new Parcel Pending Lite automated lockers to large and medium-sized retail partners of the Relais Colis network in France.

During the presentation of the second phase of its strategic plan on March 30, Quadient shared its ambition to continue to expand its network of parcel lockers in the world's largest e-commerce markets, with a target of more than 25,000 units installed by the end of 2023. Quadient has accelerated its network expansion with the launch of its locker solution for the property management market, in Q3 2020 in the UK and as recently as Q1 2021 in France.

In 2020, online product sales have increased in France by an estimated +32% (FEVAD), leading to a sharp increase in parcel volumes: more than 1 billion parcels were shipped in France last year, with successive lock-downs causing unprecedented peaks in online sales, as in other countries around the world. To ensure the proper delivery to recipients, the number of pick-up points has grown—particularly among large and medium retail stores—but they are now overwhelmed by the influx of packages. Quadient's Parcel Pending Lite technology which is modular, easy to install and convenient to use, helps retail outlets free up storage space and better manage parcel flows by speeding up collections for an enhanced customer experience.

Through an agreement for 500 units to be progressively installed in France over three years, Relais Colis is trusting Quadient in what will be one of the first large-scale deployments of the new Parcel Pending Lite unit after its global launch in 2020. This innovative and patented solution provides multiple benefits to Relais Colis, to the stores where it will be installed and to online shoppers.

“Last year, we experienced strong growth in our parcel locker activity, driven by the growth of e-commerce and increased customer expectations for safer parcel retrieval, particularly with the restrictions posed by the health crisis,” said Geoffrey Godet, CEO at Quadient. “Our subscription-based business model gives an open and easy access to our parcel lockers to carriers, retailers and property management businesses of all sizes.”