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- Never before has Swiss Post transported as many parcels in the last week of November as this year.
- The reason is action days such as "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday", which have encouraged online shopping.
- Swiss Post has used more staff in the short term. It's worth it, she says, despite a relatively small margin.
The number of bags carried increases by about four percent a year. And in November, because of the holiday season, the peak season of postal mail begins anyway. However, as many letters as this year have never been distributed by the Post, the spokesman to the media, Francois Furer, said: "We have about half a million more parcels this week than last year" .
In total, there are about seven million packages. The reason: everything that has been purchased during the American Action Days on the Internet should now be brought to customers. And everything arrives at the hour. According to Furer, Swiss Post employs a third of additional staff in a very short time.
The effort is worth it – despite a low margin
In the short term, a third of additional staff, the parcel processing centers to stop, is worth it for the post, given that it is quite possible to earn a lot with the parcel? "Of course, as a logistics specialist, we are satisfied with many parcels," said Furer. "There is usually a small margin on parcels, but it's a company that pays for the post office."
And as more parcels will probably be sent in the future, Swiss Post wants to double the number of parcel handling centers – from three to six by the end of 2020.
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