Australia Post - 10% loss in mail 2015 - 2016 and starts copycat evening deliveries.

"Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off the cliff we go..."

http://www.proprint.com.au/News/390528,auspost-letters-plummet-by-10.aspx

AusPost letters plummet by 10%

30 Aug 2016 |  April Glover 

Australia Post saw its letters business plummet by a whopping ten per cent in the financial year 2015/16, an entirely predictable consequence of its strategy of huge price hikes and slashing service levels.

The fall in addressable mail was the biggest in the 207-year history of Australia Post, and contributed to a loss in the postal business of some $138m.



And the last car on the grid goes, "Broom, Broom...."

http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/australia-post-night-deliveries/

With online retailers increasingly looking to enhance customer service, many have started using alternate last-mile delivery providers that offer more flexible delivery times to ensure the package gets to the customer on time, the first time.

As a result, a range of last-mile delivery companies have emerged to service this market niche, many of which are in direct competition with Australia Post.

By working to get parcels to customers in the evening, when they are more likely to be home to receive them, Australia Post should be able to cut back on its number of unsuccessful deliveries, as well as reducing its parcel storage costs.