200 Bboxes at Q8 stations by the end of the year
This week, Bpost inaugurated its 100th Bbox at a Q8 station. The parcel company aims to double the number of Bboxes at Q8 stations this year, bringing the total to 200 units. This is aimed at meeting consumers’ demand to combine parcel pick-up and drop-off with their daily travel.
This year, Bpost aims to expand its automated parcel network across Belgium with more than 1,000 new Bboxes allowing customers to collect or send parcels 24/7. When selecting new locations, the possibility of one-stop shopping plays a major role. Belgians prefer to combine parcel pick-up or drop-off with other trips, such as commuting, shopping, or even refuelling or charging their car. That makes petrol stations particularly attractive locations for Bboxes.
More Bboxes, more customers
Together, Bpost and Q8 have selected 200 locations suitable to be equipped with a Bbox by the end of the year. This represents nearly half of all Q8 stations in Belgium. An important milestone has already been reached: the 100th installation was placed at the Q8 station in Jumet, Charleroi.
Laurens Himpe, Chief Automated Parcel Officer at Bpost: “The number of parcels delivered to our Bboxes increased by 90% last year. It remains crucial to continue expanding our network in locations where people pass by every day. For that, we rely on trusted partners such as Q8. We are therefore very pleased with this collaboration, which will result in hundreds of new Bboxes in prime locations.”
Last year, 694,000 customers used a Bbox for the first time. 75% of them combine it with their daily travel. This reduces the number of kilometres driven per person, which is beneficial for the environment. In addition, research (*n=218, study conducted by Bpost Market Intelligence) shows that 35% of Bbox users at Q8 locations combine parcel pick-up or drop-off with refuelling, charging, or shopping in the store.
Sarah Pillen, Shop & Dealer Performance Manager at Q8: “We aim to further develop our fuel and charging stations into accessible convenience hubs where customers can also eat, shop, and access other services, even when others are closed. With Bpost, we welcome another strong Belgian brand alongside Delhaize and Panos, making our locations even more relevant as destinations for customers on the move and in the neighbourhood.”
To celebrate the 100th Bbox at a Q8 station, Bpost and Q8 are giving away more than 200 prizes. Anyone who sends or collects a parcel via one of the Q8 parcel lockers between 20 May and 12 June has a chance of finding a surprise in their locker. For more information, visit q8.be/promo
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Karen Sleurs
About Q8
Q8 is one of the largest players in the Belgian fuel and energy market, with a focus on more sustainable mobility. Q8 operates more than 480 service stations and a network of over 120 local ‘Shop&Go’ convenience stores in Belgium, together with Delhaize and Panos. With Q8 electric, HVO100, CNG and LNG, Q8 is firmly committed to more sustainable mobility. Since launching Q8 electric four years ago, its charging network has expanded rapidly. The Q8 electric card and app provide access to more than 900,000 charging points across Europe, including nearly all those in the Benelux. Over the next five years, Q8 will roll out more than 500 Q8 electric fast-charging locations in the Benelux, further advancing its transformation into a sustainable mobility provider.
