Estafeta invests 350 million pesos in its first hub focused on E-commerce

The complex, located in Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico, aims to serve the Mexico City market and process up to 60,000 shipments per hour.

Estafeta has experienced a period of unexpected growth, primarily driven by the pandemic. In 2020, the company injected 830 million pesos into its operations, 25% more than expected. This year, the projection is to invest 1,950 billion pesos.
The parcel and courier company Estafeta will invest 350 million pesos in the construction of a hub in Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico. With a maximum processing capacity of up to 60,000 shipments per hour, the company seeks to adapt to the strong growth in e-commerce triggered by the pandemic, which is expected to continue.

The 50,000-square-meter hub will begin operations in May 2022, employing approximately 520 people and offering coverage to 61 cities. In its initial phase, the complex will process 12,000 shipments per hour and is expected to reach full capacity within two to three years.

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“The growth of e-commerce will continue for at least five years,” said Ingo Babrikowski, CEO of [company name missing], at a press conference. Post office“We need to look at the relationship between e-commerce and total commerce, which is still very low; the most advanced country is China, with 50% e-commerce in its total, and in the United States it's at 20%. We estimate that Mexico's is at 4-5%, which will still increase to e-commerce It's immense."

The Mexican company has experienced a period of unexpected growth, primarily driven by the pandemic. In 2020, the surge in shipping demand due to online sales forced the company to increase its capacity by up to 50% in just three months, resulting in an investment of 830 million pesos in its operations by the end of the year, 25% more than anticipated. This year, the projection is to increase that figure to 1,950 billion pesos.

Electronic commerce It currently represents around 48% of the volume transported by the company, and although this index is expected to change, it is difficult to predict how it will do so, explains José García, operations director of Estafeta.

“Next year we expect an economic recovery in other sectors that Estafeta serves, such as automotive, pharmaceutical, and B2B (business-to-business). In percentage terms, it's difficult to predict how much the current situation will change.” e-commerce "It represents for the company," he said.

In addition to increasing capacity, the company is exploring other strategies, such as adding electric vehicles to its fleet, which it is currently evaluating with two brands and expects to begin testing next year in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. It will also install lockers so customers can pick up their orders at a single location.

“It is important to increase the density of deliveries at a single point (…) We hope to create points where we can deliver, deposit the packages for customers to pick up at a location of their convenience,” Babrikowski said.

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