The yellow parcel carriers from Deutsche Post are delivering a lot again this year at Christmas time. Is there an increase in deliveries in the second year of the corona pandemic?
Even in the second Corona year, Deutsche Post has seen a parcel boom at Christmas time – but probably no increase compared to 2020.
The start of the pre-Christmas business with the weekend around the discount days “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” was much stronger than in the previous year and also stronger than generally expected, said Tobias Meyer, Swiss Post’s board member responsible for the German letter and parcel business “Rheinische Post”. But: “Since then, the quantities have been around the level of the previous year, in some cases slightly below.”
It is unlikely that “the enormous numbers from the previous year” would be surpassed again, said Meyer. “But the level is of course massively higher than in 2019.” In the fourth quarter of 2020, the yellow parcel carriers had delivered almost 500 million shipments. From 14 to 19 December 2020 alone, Deutsche Post DHL transported 61.3 million parcels – more than ever before in a week. With a view to Christmas 2021, Meyer had already shown himself rather cautious in October and did not venture a record forecast.
The pandemic gave parcel service providers such as DHL or competitors such as Hermes and DPD a strong boost – people order a lot more shipments on the Internet, either because the stationary shops have been closed in the meantime or because they generally avoid going into the city center. The 2G rule is currently causing restrictions in many shops. Fashion and sporting goods packages are currently in vogue again, said Meyer. “Likewise, pharmacies and drugstores, which had enormous growth in online business during the entire pandemic.”
Source From: Stern
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