In August 2023, Latvijas Pasts will install the 200th parcel locker in its parcel locker network

22.08.2023

In August 2023, Latvijas Pasts will install the 200^th parcel locker in its parcel locker network. It will be located near the LIDL retail store at Sporta Street 10 in Riga. In addition, by the end of September, it is planned to place another 20 such modern parcel lockers in Riga and the regions. The ambitious parcel locker network expansion project will continue next year as well: by the end of 2024, Latvijas Pasts will install another 200 parcel posts in strategically advantageous locations for customers.

In August, Latvijas Pasts will mark the installation of its 200^th parcel locker – it will be located near the LIDL retail store at Sporta Street 10 in Riga and will be conveniently available to customers at any time. This is an important reference point for Latvijas Pasts since the purchase of the parcel locker network in 2019. The demand of Latvijas Pasts customers for parcel locker services has quadrupled in these years and continues to grow not only in cities, but also in the regions where residents increasingly choose to receive items using parcel locker services.

“The placement of the 200^th parcel locker and future plans for the expansion of the parcel locker network emphasize the company’s constant commitment to progress and dynamically move forward, so that the services of Latvijas Pasts become even more accessible and convenient for customers. Despite the crises and the pandemic experienced in these years, Latvijas Pasts has established a long-term vision for the development of the company’s parcel locker network to become an increasingly competitive player in providing this service. Also, work continues on the modernization of various processes and services, introducing new technological solutions for faster sorting and delivery of items,” Mārcis Vilcāns, Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Pasts, points out.

Latvijas Pasts not only continues to expand the network of parcel lockers, but also is constantly improving their functionality. As of this year, recipients can receive multiple items in a single compartment of the parcel locker, even if the items have been delivered from different senders. Customers of Latvijas Pasts will soon have the option to send items to the recipient’s residence address via parcel locker services.

According to Sandra Rogaļska, Head of the Postal Terminal Services Department of Latvijas Pasts: “It is no secret that there is a lot of competition in parcel locker services, making it even more satisfying that, despite the crises and the pandemic, which significantly affected our parcel network locker expansion plans, we can now celebrate the installation of the 200^th parcel locker. Our goal is not only to double the number of existing parcel lockers from 200 to over 400 in a short period of time, but also to expand their functionality as much as possible. There will soon be the possibility to send items for courier delivery, as well as to choose the most suitable parcel locker, where all items intended for the addressee can be conveniently received at all times. As a result, we will be able to strengthen our position as the broadest network in Latvia in terms of the receipt of items.”

Latvijas Pasts is the only company in Latvia that offers both indoor parcel locker services, which are very important for items that require a certain temperature regime, without exposing them to fluctuations in the surrounding environment, and outdoor parcel lockers, ensuring the collection and sending of items at any time of the day. Among the parcel lockers of Latvijas Pasts there is also a parcel tower in Pļavnieki, Riga, which is the only one of its kind in Latvia. It is an efficient and modern parcel delivery machine with the automated item delivery function, which has space to store up to 500 items at a time.

Latvijas Pasts acquired the parcel locker network in August 2019, significantly expanding the item delivery and sending options, which are ensured by a wide network of service provision locations, postmen and courier services, as well as a network of Circle K gas stations and over 195 parcel lockers throughout Latvia. 

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices and an extensive network of indoor and outdoor parcel lockers. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, parcel locker, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with around 2,700 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas. 

Additional information:
Vineta Anna Sarkane | Senior Public Relations Project Manager
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; vineta_anna.sarkane@pasts.lv

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