Canada Post and the business support centre PostNet have announced their channel partnership toprovide better service to the Canadian small business market.
With effect from January 2008, authorized business centres will be established in PostNetstores offering a complete selection of Canada Post’s shipping services.
PostNet, which plans to grow to 300 outlets across Canada, said it provides a completeprinting and shipping service to small- and medium-sized companies in the $5.6 billion market forshipping and courier services, which is growing through the rise of online shopping.
“Canada Post’s selection of PostNet to create this relationship signifies the confidenceCanada Post has in PostNet’s small business value proposition. It confirms Canada Post’s commitmentto work together with PostNet, leveraging our strengths, for the purpose of better serving ourmutual and new small business customers,” said Louis O’Brien, Senior Vice-President, Canada PostParcels. “Canada Post believes the result will be significant new revenue growth for bothcompanies, a stronger presence in the small business market and most importantly, better servedCanadian small business customers.”
“No other business centre in the country offers this all-in-one service. Owners of small- andmedium-sized businesses have enough challenges throughout the day,” said Rob Anderson, President ofPostNet Canada. “At PostNet, we can take care of all of their transactions in one place whilemaking available a multitude of carriers. We have Purolator, FedEx and now Canada Post – none ofour competitors offer this complete a solution.”
Canada Post delivers over 11 billion pieces of mail each year to 14 million destinations.With its 60,000 employees and 7,000 post offices it has the largest retail network in the country.
PostNet has grown to more than 900 franchises throughout North America and abroad and isworking towards a goal of 1,500 global franchises within three to five years.
