• Cargus offers parcel delivery from Romania to Poland and back, but also on the Romanian market, from consumer to consumer.
• Consumers will be able to use Cargus SHIP & GO network, which has approximately 3,000 locations across Romania.
• Cargus consolidates its international portfolio in Poland and estimates an increase of 13% in processed parcels in the next two years.

Cargus, one of the largest players in the Romanian courier industry, enriches its portfolio with Vinted, the largest online international consumer-to-consumer marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion. This partnership, which started its business in Romania in May , is part of Cargus’ strategy to increase cross-border e-Commerce and to link companies and  shoppers across European markets.

Cargus offers Vinted a complex suite of courier services: parcel delivery from Romania to Poland and back, but also on the domestic market, from consumer to consumer. Users will be able to access the entire Cargus SHIP & GO network of approximately 3,000 fixed points and lockers across Romania and choose the most convenient one to drop-off, pick-up and return a parcel.

“We are proud that such an innovative and growth-minded company trusted us with the critically important role of being their courier provider, from the beginning on the Romanian market. We will offer them and their consumers the delivery excellence they deserve. Adding Vinted to our partners portfolio it’s a step towards consolidating our footprint in Poland and becoming a respected player on international markets.”, says Oana Mandicescu, Chief Sales Officer Cargus.

Vinted joins a portfolio of large international customers, eCommerce players and important Marketplaces, to whom Cargus offers a wide range of courier services. Cargus set its footprint in Poland less than a year ago and developed a complex operational infrastructure in order to link Polish companies to Romanian consumers. Cargus has put in place a cross-dock facility in Poland, that facilitates shipping operations, offers a maximum capacity of over 15 million parcels per year and a delivery timeframe of 24 and 72 hours, depending on shipment injection setup.

Cargus plans to extend its business to other countries in the region – Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.

About Cargus

With over 30 years of experience, Cargus is the first courier company on the Romanian market. Currently, the company has over 5,000 employees and collaborators, offers a wide range of courier services: door to door delivery, but also through the out of home delivery network, SHIP & GO (partner points and lockers), which offers customers the opportunity to pick up or send parcels from over 3,000 points across the country. Cargus owns 5 national sorting centers, 45 operational centers and handles more than 50 million parcels per year.

Moreover, in 2022, Cargus was awarded at The Courier & Postal Services Business Awards for Excellence 2022 event, organized by GOVNET Romania, with two awards for the Most Impressive Business Evolution and Best Web Application for Delivery Services.

In 2021, Cargus acquired QeOPS, one of the most important providers of e-fulfilment services and customized logistics solutions in Romania, complementing its services offered to customers.

From the beginning of 2019, Cargus is part of Mid Europa Partners Investment Fund, one of the most active investors in Romania. For more details, visit Cargus website and Facebook page.

About Vinted Marketplace
Vinted Marketplace is the largest online international C2C marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion, with a growing member base of over 80 million registered members spanning 19 markets in Europe and North America. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life.