Posts Tagged ‘Parcels’
Automated Package Stations – Rapidly Expanding Service in Europe!
Posted by RARC Host kk | Filed under Ideas Worth Exploring
Deutsche Post graphic emphasizing online ordering and shipment integration. About a year ago, we ran a short blog about Deutsche Post’s Automated Packstations. Operated via touch screens, Packstation services include 24/7 customer pick-up and the ability to mail parcels and letters as well as print postage. When a parcel arrives, the recipient is notified via [...]
Tags: Austria Post, Deutsche Post, DHL, Dubai, Estonia, Germany, Ideas, mailing kiosk, Mailing Services, Packstations, Parcels
Making “Sorry We Missed You” a Thing of the Past
Posted by RARC host | Filed under Ideas Worth Exploring
UPS and FedEx frequently attempt residential deliveries when customers are not home. After a series of failed delivery attempts, these companies return the packages to their local distribution centers, forcing customers to travel to these remote locations to collect their packages. What if the Postal Service offered residential customers a service allowing them to use [...]
Tags: Delivery, last mile strategy, Parcels
What Do You Think of the Priority Mail Advertising Campaign?
Posted by Field Financial West-JC | Filed under Products & Services
“If it fits, it ships.” If this sounds familiar, you probably heard it from the Postal Service’s Priority Mail® Flat Rate advertising campaign broadcasted on TV or radio. The Flat Rate option offers a simpler way to ship — whatever fits in the flat rate box or envelope (up to 70 pounds) ships for one [...]
Tags: Advertising, campaign, flat rate, If it fits it ships, Mailing Services, market share, marketing, Parcels, postal service, Priority Mail, Retail, revenue, TV
Competition
Posted by RARC host | Filed under Strategy & Public Policy
When the topic of competition for the Postal Service comes up in casual conversation, the discussion usually involves FedEx or UPS. However, packages are a relatively small part of the Postal Service’s business. Certainly, these firms are direct competitors, but are there other competitors for Postal Service business?
Tags: competition, competitive market, Mailing Services, Parcels


