Austrian Post Launches Own Delivery Service in Slovenia

Since the beginning of July, the new delivery subsidiary of Austrian Post, Express One Slovenia, has commenced operations in Slovenia. The newly established logistics company starts with two logistics centers in Maribor and Ljubljana, where the headquarters is also located. In addition to these locations, several delivery bases ensure comprehensive delivery throughout Slovenia.

(Wien/Ljubljana) The logistics center of Austrian Post in Kalsdorf, Styria, will also play a central role in the distribution of import and export packages.

“Due to our high quality, we were encouraged by international customers to offer our services in the Slovenian market as well. Already today, we have significant export volumes to Slovenia, and we also hold a strong market position in the neighboring countries of Austria, Croatia, and Hungary. Therefore, establishing our own delivery service in Slovenia was the next logical step for us,” explains DI Peter Umundum, Managing Director for Parcel & Logistics, Austrian Post AG.

All Services

Express One Slovenia targets B2B and B2C customers in times of growing online commerce. Services include express shipments, returns, cash on delivery, rerouting to other addresses or parcel shops, notifications via SMS, email, Viber app, or phone, as well as package insurance. Modern pickup stations can be opened using a smartphone app and can also be used for returns and payments. Packages are delivered within Slovenia on the next working day after dispatch.

Now Active in Ten Countries

In 2020, a total of 38.8 million packages were transported in the Slovenian courier, express, and parcel market (KEP market). With its entry into this attractive market, Austrian Post is now active in a total of ten additional countries alongside its core business in Austria: Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovenia.

In Southeast and Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE) as well as Turkey, Austrian Post employs 8,200 staff, operates 240 logistics locations, and has 7,000 vehicles. In the past financial year, these operations generated a revenue of approximately 470 million euros with a volume of 269 million transported shipments.

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