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GLS will operate on a limited basis during the Christmas holidays. In order to plan ahead, please follow the work schedule of GLS Czech Republic.

The schedule for the upcoming holiday season is as follows:

• Monday 23.12.2019 Regular working day
• Tuesday 24.12.2019 Closed
• Wednesday 25.12.2019 Closed
• Thursday 26.12.2019 Closed
• Friday 27.12.2019 Regular working day
• Saturday 28.12.2019 Closed
• Sunday 29.12.2019 Closed
• Monday 30.12.2019 Regular working day
• Tuesday 31.12.2019 Closed
• Wednesday 1.1.2020 Closed

For delivery in time for Christmas, we recommend to order goods from e-shops at the latest in the calendar week of December 9th, so that the parcel can be handed over into the transport network of GLS Czech Republic in time. The latest date for handing over a parcel into the Czech transport network is December 17th.

Only in case of handing over on these dates we are able to provide complete transport service - including the possibility of redirection of the parcel or second delivery attempt before Christmas - in case that the consignee was not reached.

Please consider the standard delivery times for international transport.

This November GLS supports more than 270 tree plantings into the Czech landscape within its ThinkGreen programme.

In cooperation with non-profit organizations Sdružení Krajina and Sázíme stromy, z.ú. GLS supports more than 270 tree plantings as part of the offset programme ThinkGreen. Goal of this programme is to compensate CO2 emission produced during parcel delivery.

Tree plantings will take place in these dates and locations:

• 2. 11. 2019 at 10:00 - Dubá (district Česká Lípa, GPS: 50.5763286N, 14.5022794E). An alley of 20 fruit trees will be planted to renew and fixate old field road.
• 2. 11. 2019 at 9:00 - Králova Lhota (district Rychnov nad Kněžnou, GPS: 49.4937836N, 14.1097189E). 19 fruit trees and 21 non-fruit trees will be planted to create an alley into the new living area.
• 2. 11. 2019 at 9:30 - Mělkovice (district Žďár nad Sázavou, GPS: 49.5642592N, 15.9766508E). 130 trees will be planted to divide a field into smaller spaces and will create a shadow for wild animals.
• 2. 11. 2019 at 14:00 - Sázava (district Žďár nad Sázavou, GPS: 49.5561919N, 15.8531997E). 15 fruit trees will be planted to create an alley to improve the landscape look and the water regime.
• 2. 11. 2019 at 9:30 – Stroupeč (district Louny, GPS: 50.21250N, 13.29571E). 20 fruit trees will be planted to renew the edging of the local road.
• 9. 11. 2019 at 9:30 - Korouhev (district Svitavy, GPS: 49.402589N, 16.151082E). 30 fruit trees will be planted as an addition to complete an existing already grown alley.
• 18. 11. 2019 at 9:00 - Březová (district Sokolov, GPS: 50.2149431N, 12.8586278E). 20 trees will be planted along the local field road.

Due to the system maintenance the dispatch tool GLSConnect will not be available on 14 September.

Printing of address labels with GLSConnect will be possible in off-line regime. Created data will be transmitted right away after the maintenance work is over. The Track&Trace system will not be available either. The outage will last from 6:00 to 18:00.

We are very sorry for any caused problems.

The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.

Estafeta is the second-largest logistics, courier and parcel service provider in Mexico and covers the fifth-largest country in the Americas with an extensive network and over 6,500 employees. The company’s infrastructure includes three hubs and 57 depots. Six airplanes and 3,600 vehicles are deployed for transportation and delivery.

GLS customers in Europe and North America will benefit from the connection to the modern and high-performance network in Mexico, that complements the existing operation in the US and Canada. With North America and Europe, GLS connects the world’s biggest trade regions.

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International e-commerce simplified further

Italy, Portugal, Finland and Bulgaria have recently been added to the international FlexDeliveryService. The number of countries connected across borders via the service thus rises to 21.

Web shops and their customers, in particular, benefit from the international connection via the service, as delivery according to the recipient’s choice rounds off a shopping experience abroad. No matter in which of the affiliated countries online shoppers order goods – GLS will inform them about the delivery in their native language.

Delivery according to choice

Depending on the country in question, recipients will then have various options to manage the time and location of their delivery. GLS or the network partner in the country adapts flexibly to the needs of recipients. This includes, for example, parcel delivery on a desired day, forwarding to a different address or the delivery to a selected ParcelShop.

A pan-European service

In addition to the 21 countries connected in all directions, the FlexDeliveryService has already been set up for export parcels to Greece. GLS is preparing to connect further countries.

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