• thehatfox@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    The Post Office already handles some DPD collections as well, it makes sense to allow them to sell services too. Hopefully it will make Post Offices more sustainable as businesses, they are a lifeline for smaller communities.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      Ah, I don’t have many dealings with DPD but it makes sense. If they’re already handling Evri and DPD parcels and, presumably having them picked up by the companies’ vans then it’s only a bit of a tweak to offer these as options. The more options the more pressure on companies to improve. At the moment when you shop online, you don’t seem to get many options (presumably big companies shop around for the best deal - Amazon can come via their vans, via Flex or Evri. Next is Evri because, I’m told, no other company has the capacity) so, hopefully, this might change that and keep the Post Offices viable.