Australia Post upgrades its parcel operation

TheAustralian.com.au

11/10/2011

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/australia-post-upgrades-its-parcel-operation/story-fn91v9q3-1226163390804

In Commerce we have learnt that online shopping is becoming increasingly popular due to its convenience and the strong Australian dollar, which means that overseas items will be cheaper to the Australian consumer. As a result, Australia Post will be upgrading its delivery service to cope with the new influx of deliveries by opening 24 hour parcel collection and flat rate delivery for domestic shipping.

With the recent surge in email usage there are increasingly less letters sent across Australia, but according to Australia Post 'E-commerce is the new core of our business', as parcel deliveries increased by 10.9% over 2011, and a massive 57% in increase in parcels sent from overseas. This is due to the increasing demand of websites such as eBay and Amazon.

This new venture by Australia Post would be of more value to the customer and increase the amount of jobs, as it adds more services and therefore convenience to the public.

This change therefore reflects the changing times of Australia as it continues to look abroad, but also to the internet as an increasing destination for their shopping and their needs.