By Press release
Cracow, 8th January, 2013
easyPack by InPost in Brazil!
Round-the-clock working machines produced by the Integer.pl Group take over Latin America!
2013 has started very actively for the Integer.pl group. Apart from some new contracts for delivery of correspondence to public institutions and a strong entry into the insurance sector in cooperation with LINK4, the operator is also increasing the territorial range of easyPack by inPost services. Since January 2013, the Integer.pl Group international expansion will cover Brazil, another South American country. After several month piloting program, in the third quarter 2013, a hundred easyPack byInPost machines will appear in the Brazilian streets,implemented within the first stage of the contract. Ultimately, there are going to be even 500 machinesto send and collect parcels,available for the Braziliansupon the agreement between Integer.pl Group and Sequoia Group.
Brazil is one of the 13 countries - apart from Chile, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Spain, Cyprus, Slovakia, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Australia and the Czech Republic - where Integer.pl Group provides its revolutionary easyPack devices.
Brazil is the second world country with such a great potential of development of the e-commerce industry.(1) Between 2006-2011 the country recorded a 19% growth rate (1), at a 13% average rate on the global market. Such a dynamic development of the online shopping is possible thanks to the 80 million Internet users, who spend in the network $10.6 billion per year (1). This is the highest rate in Latin America. In addition, only in 2011, 10 million Brazilians made more than 20 million transactions in group purchasing services. Analysts' forecasts indicate that by 2017 Brazil will spend about 18.7 billion dollars online.(1) Thus, Brazil has become a target market for Integer.pl. in 2013, with the possibility to expand cooperation with Sequoia Groupin the following years.
The Integer.pl Group's Brazilian partner is one of the leading local companies in the logistics and transport for e-commerce, providing services to major players in this segment, namely: Nova.com, Comprafacil.com, Magazine Luiza, Ricardo Eletro / Insinuante.
"easyPack by InPost development strategy - currently the second largest logistics network in the world, providing round-the-clock parcels' sending and collecting - covers the countries with the greatest potential for the development of e-commerce. Therefore, Brazil had to appear on our expansion map. This is the second country in the world that has recorded the most dynamic growth in e-commerce industry. Only China has better indicators. What is more important, the easyPack by InPost service will be accessible in Brazil due to the cooperation with the local consortium, the Sequoia Group, currently supporting the largest online e-retailers there. Its clients include Magazine Luiza, provider of electronic equipment, the most popular good buying online by the Brazilian e-shoppers. Magazine Luiza together with B2W company hold 20% share of the e-commerce retail market. That's why we strongly believe that Sequoia group is a strategic business partner in that part of the world" - said Rafa
