Transportation Swiss Post delivered 7.5 million parcels around the discount days
The days around Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought Swiss Post a flood of parcels. Between November 25 and December 3, Swiss Post employees sorted and delivered 7.5 million parcels throughout Switzerland.
06.12.2024, 14:15
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This is a new record, as Swiss Post announced on Friday. In the same period in 2023, there were almost 500,000 fewer parcels. And the "parcel peak season" will last until Christmas, Swiss Post reminds us.
This also means peak season for 19,000 Swiss Post employees. A total of around 14,500 delivery staff are on the job, around 3,400 of whom work exclusively as parcel carriers. In addition, there are around 4500 people in the sorting centers.
Swiss Post has taken numerous measures to ensure that all presents arrive on time for Christmas: Postmen and women are currently on over 350 additional delivery rounds, consignments are also sorted on Saturdays and the conveyor belts in the three largest parcel centers run for 22 hours instead of 18. Around 500 additional temporary employees have also been hired.
