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preferred delivery option after home delivery. These insights Sustainability as a common goal
help Foot Locker to further develop their propositions and In terms of sustainability, DPD and Foot Locker have
better align with the French target audience. common ground. Sustainability plays a central role in the
strategy of both companies. DPD Netherlands is committed
Logistical challenges and solutions to achieving net zero by 2040, while Foot Locker focuses on
Insights from the E-shopper barometer study, combined managing and reducing the environmental impacts in its own
with a range of services such as the DPD Predict Service operations and value chain. Foot Locker is working to reduce
and the MyDPD app, enhance the value DPD Netherlands logistics and transportation emissions by optimizing the flow
offers to Foot Locker’s consumers. Thanks to these services, of products in its network to reduce the miles travelled and
Foot Locker consumers are able to stay up to date on where increase delivery speeds with regional partners including
and when their ordered package will arrive. Moreover, DPD DPD Netherlands.
Netherlands extensive return services contribute to a positive
customer experience, helping customers feel confident DPD Netherlands is paying the way for more efficient, lower
ordering from Foot Locker. carbon deliveries using a fleet of vehicles such as electric
trucks and cargo bikes. Together, Foot Locker and DPD
Sporty parcel delivery Netherlands are striving for a greener future, using innovative
Reliable deliveries also come with significant challenges. ways to deliver products with a lower environmental impact.
For example, during the Olympic Games in Paris, DPD
Netherlands faced unprecedented challenges, but thanks The collaboration between Foot Locker and DPD
to a detailed delivery plan for Foot Locker, packages were Netherlands is a powerful example of how companies can
still able to be delivered. During the Games, Paris was join forces to better serve customers while simultaneously
divided into zones, with the most inaccessible being the “red pursuing sustainability. By choosing DPD Netherlands as
zone.” In this zone, where motor vehicles were not allowed, their logistics partner, Foot Locker not only gains access to
Chronopost used cargo bikes to deliver packages. This allowed a reliable international network but also offers an optimal
customers in the hard-to-reach centre of Paris to continue to shopping experience to its customers. This successful
receive their packages during the Games. When searching for partnership contributes to the growing international
a delivery partner for France, the international capabilities of reputation of both companies. ••
DPD Netherlands became a distinguishing factor. With its
impressive network of over 100,000 parcel points and lockers
in Europe, there is always a location nearby for all European
customers. DPD, via Geopost, is present in 230 countries
worldwide, giving Foot Locker the opportunity to expand
even further internationally.

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