Postmaster Sees Post Well Prepared for Christmas Business

After the new daily high on Tuesday, when the post transported 1.56 million packages, the partially state-owned company is "well prepared" for the upcoming weeks. According to the Post CEO Walter Oblin, the post's maximum has not yet been reached - the sorting capacity is a crucial factor, but there are also limits in terms of personnel.

Post Has Tripled Sorting Capacity in Recent Years

The sorting of packages is predominantly done mechanically. Since 2020, the post in Austria has approximately tripled its sorting capacity with an investment sum of around 1 billion euros, said Oblin on Wednesday evening during a panel discussion. For the delivery personnel, weeks are ahead in which significantly more packages per day and per person will be delivered than in the rest of the year.

Post CEO: Europe in "Pincer" Between Platforms from USA and Asia

Not only the individual employees are challenged. Especially at the European level, the industry faces major challenges. In particular, the Chinese online retailers Temu, Shein and Alibaba have been consistently expanding into the West in recent months. Thus, Europe is in a large "pincer" in the e-commerce industry between large platforms from the USA and Asia, according to Oblin.

European Trade Must Find Solutions

In view of this, it must be ensured that the regulations that apply to European traders are also adhered to by the Asian competition. But "European trade is called upon here to find other answers than just protectionism," said Oblin. The price structures of the Chinese online retailers are far below the European level, so high tariffs would not have a major impact.

(APA/Red)

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