The German mail-order firm Otto Group has extended its cooperation agreement with Austrian Post bya further two years until the end of 2011.
With this move, Otto Group continues to rely on the strengths and the quality of the Austrianpostal operator with 70 million advertising mail items per year.
“The post is a reliable, professional and very good partner for Otto Group and especially forboth our leading brands OTTO and Universal. As one of the top customers in Austria, we contributeto safeguarding jobs with our huge volumes. We get the highest quality at a fair price. It’s awin-win cooperation for both companies!” said Harald Gutschi, spokesman of the Board at UnitoShipping & Services, an Otto Group unit.
“With the signing of this contract, a successful partnership is continuing. We are glad thatOtto Group continues to rely on the quality of Austrian Post. But we are aware that this newcontract represents an enormous trust in advance that we will fulfil with our committed employeesto the satisfaction of Otto Group and its customers,” said Walter Hitziger, Austrian Post boardmember.
Otto Group is one of the leading European mail-order groups with 49,500 employees andturnover of €10.1 billion in 2008/2009. It is second to Amazon worldwide for online retailing(B2C). In Austria it operates through OTTO, Universal and various specialist mail-order companies.
