• Allegro has signed a letter of intent with a Polish company Modern - Expo, for the delivery of an automated parcel locker system for collecting and sending parcels.
• By the end of 2021, the platform plans to install the first batch of 1,500 devices in the cities throughout Poland.
• Allegro's own network of parcel lockers will speed up the delivery process and make shopping on Allegro even more convenient.

Allegro customers have access to numerous delivery methods. Depending on their needs, they can have the purchased products delivered by courier to their doorstep or pick them up on their own from over 30,000 lockers and collection points available at Allegro.

Convenience of shopping and deliveries are Allegro's priorities, which is why the platform goes a step further and starts building its own network of parcel lockers. The letter of intent signed with Modern-Expo Group marks the start of manufacturing of the initial 1,500 automated parcel locker devices, which shoppers and merchants will start using later this year.

We make sure that Allegro customers are satisfied at every stage of their shopping experience. The delivery time is priority for Allegro and already ca. 80% of deliveries reach the customer within 1-2 days from order. Our ambition is to make deliveries even faster, cheaper and more convenient. That is why we decided to invest in our own parcel lockers system, as an addition to the network of about 30,000 lockers and collection points already available on Allegro. This new network will give customers even better access to affordable delivery forms and, together with Allegro's warehouse services, which we also plan to launch this year, it will create a new quality in delivery convenience. In the first phase we plan to deploy 3,000 high-tech parcel lockers, of which 1,500 shall be installed still this year.” - said Grzegorz Czapski, Business Development Director at Allegro. “Allegro is proud to support local businesses at every part of the value chain, that's why we are very happy to have selected Polish company Modern-Expo as our supplier of parcel lockers.” - added Czapski.

The first Allegro parcel lockers will be installed in the  Polish cities in mid-2021.  Allegro wants to build a sustainable network by cooperating responsibly with local communities and authorities, which is why a special website has been launched where where interested in making available the plot for placing devices may propose locations for  parcel lockers. Those interested can do it from March 4 at https://na.allegro.pl/nasze-punkty.

The Allegro parcel lockers will be supplied by the Polish company Modern-Expo Group, a leader in the manufacturing of technologically advanced equipment for retail and e-commerce.

“Our customers expect innovative and reliable products. We have been supplying equipment to the largest retail chains around the world for 25 years. Cooperation with a partner as demanding as Allegro presents a great new opportunity. It also proves that the products we offer stand out with high quality, and convenient and intuitive operation,” said Bogdan Łukasik, President of the Management Board and co-owner of Modern-Expo Group.

The parcel lockers network is yet another investment in logistics services, announced by Allegro in 2021. In the second half of the year, a  logistics fulfillment centre to support Allegro merchants with even faster deliveries at economic terms, will be opened in Adamów near Warsaw.

About Allegro Group
Allegro is the go-to commerce platform for Polish consumers and has delivered strong revenue growth, profitability and cash flow at scale. The Group operates the leading online marketplace in Poland, Allegro.pl, and the leading price comparison platform in Poland, Ceneo.pl. The Group targets the retail market in Poland, which had an estimated size of PLN 621 billion in 2019 and is forecasted to grow to PLN 724 billion by 2024. The Group’s gross merchandise value (GMV) accounted for approximately 3% of this market in 2019. As the most recognized e-commerce brand and the largest non-food retailer by GMV in Poland, Allegro.pl is also one of the world’s top ten e-commerce websites and among the top 100 websites in the world by visits per month2 . Merchants on the Group’s e-commerce marketplace sell across a variety of categories covering electronics, home and garden; sports and leisure; kids; automotive; fashion and shoes; health and beauty; books, media, collectibles and art; and supermarket. The Allegro.pl marketplace platform facilitates the sale of new products primarily on behalf of merchants through a business-to-customer model and attracts visits from an average of 20 million internet users per month, which is equivalent to 63% of Polish residents ages 16 and above and 76% of all internet users in Poland. As of 30 September 2020, the Group’s e-commerce marketplace had over 12.6 million active buyers. The Group’s e-commerce marketplace generated GMV of PLN 31 billion for the twelve months ended 30 September 2020. Since 12 October 2020, Allegro.eu shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The total value of Allegro.eu’s initial public offering was PLN 10.6 billion, making the IPO the biggest in WSE’s history.

About Modern - Expo Group
Modern-Expo was founded in 1993 in Lublin, today it is an international manufacturer of store equipment and a provider of complete solutions for retail  and e-commerce. As an industry leader in Central and Eastern Europe it delivers its products to over 65 countries worldwide. In recent years Modern-Expo Group has strengthened its position in the last mile delivery segment, among others by developing the production of innovative parcel vending machines.  Since 2018, the company has been a strategic partner for the delivery of automated lockers to a number of leading operators in central and Eastern Europe and of store equipment  to some of the biggest retail chains.

In Poland Modern - Expo Group is, among others, a strategic partner of one of the largest retail chains, to which it has been delivering store equipment for over 14 years.

An important aspect for the company is also a sustainable production management. The production plants use modern technologies confirmed by international quality certificates. The Group employs nearly 2,500 people, and the consolidated turnover for 2020 exceeded USD 133 million.