Deutsche Post announced that it will deliver less advertising mail in Germany on Mondayseffective from January 2011 to further reduce the costs of its mail operations.
The bulk of this admail will already be delivered on Saturday prior to the usual delivery onMonday or on the following Tuesday. Deutsche Post said it will get these commercial mailingsdelivered four days after reception at the latest. This way, it will continue to keep itscommitment regarding the nationwide delivery times.
Deutsche Post’s business customers have already been informed in advance about this measurewhich concerns only advertising mail such as bulk and direct mail. The measure will have no impacton the delivery of all the other standard letters which will continue reaching their recipients sixdays a week, usually the next day, the company stressed.
Jürgen Gerdes, head of Mail at Deutsche Post, commented: “We are continuing to use allopportunities to reduce costs without compromising on quality.” During the summer periodJune-August, Deutsche Post already successfully implemented similar measures.
Mondays, when only 10-11% of the weekly admail volumes are delivered, offers possibilities forcapacity adjustments and cost savings. Through this change in the handling of mail items, thecapacity of the high-performance network can be used in a more balanced way in times of decliningmail volumes, Deutsche Post added.
