Swiss Post rival Quickmail also enters the booming parcel market
More competition for the Post: The only private letter carrier Quickmail is now also pushing into the booming parcel market.
Quickmail co-managing director Bernard Germanier confirmed to the HandelszeitungThe first parcels are to be delivered in the Zurich and Mittelland region as early as May. "Outside our current customer base, we assume that our offer will be of particular interest to electronics shippers," says Germanier.
Quickmail wants to deliver the packages in the evening. Goods that fit into the drop box or where the recipient expressly requests it will be handed over earlier. The transport is carried out exclusively by electric vehicles.
Quickmail is investing several million Swiss francs in the development of its services in the first few years and is thus creating new jobs - 60 jobs as of May and 1,200 by 2024. The newly created Quickpac division is expected to make its first profit in three to four years.
Last September, German competitor DHL already announced its entry into the Swiss market for domestic shipments (Werbewoche.ch reported), in October DPD held out the prospect of cooperation with the Deutsche Post subsidiary (Werbewoche.ch reported). So it seems that Swiss Post is facing further competition in the lucrative parcel business thanks to the booming online trade. (hae/pd)
