Seemingly out of the blue, the Dutch branch of parcel locker company Instabox has been declared bankrupt.

Instabox had only been operating in the Netherlands for a year or so after acquiring its Dutch competitor Je Pakketje.

A court has declared the parcel locker company bankrupt, and a trustee has assumed responsibility for the company. Where a customer is waiting for a parcel in the Instabox network they are to contact the online store they ordered it from.

It is unclear what the bankruptcy means for the company’s operations in the Netherlands. There are to be talks with employees soon.

Instabox is a leading European parcel locker company and in the Netherlands is one of the largest such companies. As such the bankruptcy is a surprise for clients and industry watchers alike. The reasons behind the situation will become clear in the coming weeks.ß