Swiss Post has sealed a strategic alliance with the e-commerce company Intershop Communicationsto offer logistics fulfilment services for online customers in Switzerland. The move follows recent
comments by a top postal manager that the Swiss postal operator would seek partnerships in selectedbusiness fields.The Swiss Post subsidiary Yellowworld AG will provide e-fulfilment services in the Swiss marketfor Intershop, a German-based e-commerce software company, the postal operator said in astatement.
Intershop offers a complete range of business solutions for e-commerce while Yellowworld willprovide the logistical support for Intershop customers. The two firms will market their servicesjointly in Switzerland.
Existing Yellowworld clients include Siemens, Swiss Railways, retailers Henkel, Migros andLindt.