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Calgary Herald
21-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Canada Post urged to end door-to-door mail delivery. What other countries have considered it?
Article content Denmark is the only country, at present, with firm plans to stop door-to-door postal delivery of letters. Article content Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, has announced it will stop delivering letters entirely by the end of 2025, terminating a 400-year tradition. It will include the removal of all post boxes and the cessation of all letter deliveries, meaning there will be no door-to-door postal delivery of letters anywhere in the country. Article content As digital mail services became established, the use of letters fell dramatically in Denmark, says PostNord. Letter numbers have fallen from 1.4 billion in 2000 to 110 million last year. Article content Public services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms. Bank statements, bills, and correspondence from local authorities are sent electronically, says PostNord, making the letter market unprofitable. Article content Article content So, instead, PostNord is switching its focus to parcel deliveries. It means 1,500 workers out of a workforce of 4,600 face losing their jobs. Article content What is the U.S. doing to increase post office efficiency? Article content The U.S. considered the end of door-to-door delivery around the same time that Canada started to ponder it, the Associated Press reported back in 2013. But the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) continues to deliver mail directly to homes in places where this service is feasible and well-established. Article content However, more centralized delivery is increasing, mainly through the use of cluster box units or curbside mailboxes in new developments. These centralized mailboxes serve multiple residences and are designed to reduce delivery costs and improve efficiency. Article content Meanwhile, the USPS is refining its service standards and delivery operations to improve efficiency and reduce cost. That includes allowing postal carriers to travel greater distances and consolidating processing centres, but these changes have not equated to ending door-to-door delivery completely. Article content Article content In the U.K., the Royal Mail is drawing attention to the courier option as a potentially better means for package delivery abroad, while also promoting a new service to send British-themed gift boxes that include a range of popular food items.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 post boxes will start to disappear from the start of June. Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen sought to reassure Danes, saying letters would still be sent and received as "there is a free market for both letters and parcels". Postal services across Europe are grappling with the decline in letter volumes. Germany's Deutsche Post said on Thursday it was axing 8,000 jobs, in what it called a "socially responsible manner". Deutsche Post has 187,000 employees and staff representatives said they feared more cuts were to come. Denmark had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen dramatically. Fifteen hundred workers facing losing their jobs, out of a workforce of 4,600. "It's a super sad day. Not just for our department, but for the 1,500 who face an uncertain future," employee Anders Raun Mikkelsen told Danish broadcaster DR. Denmark ranks as one of the world's most digitalised countries. There's an app for almost everything: few people use cash, and Danes even carry drivers' licences and health cards on their smartphones. Bank statements, bills, and correspondence from local authorities are all sent electronically. Public services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms and PostNord Denmark says the letter market is no longer profitable. Letter numbers have fallen since the start of the century from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. The decision will affect elderly people most. Although 95% of Danes use the Digital Post service, a reported 271,000 people still rely on physical mail. "There are many who are very dependent on letters being delivered regularly. These include hospital appointments, vaccinations or decisions regarding home care," Marlene Rishoj Cordes, from Aeldre Sagen (DaneAge) told Denmark's TV2. PostNord has weathered years of financial struggles and last year was running a deficit. Danish MP Pelle Dragsted blamed privatisation for the move and complained the move would disadvantage people living in remote areas. The introduction of a new Postal Act in 2024 opened up the letter market to competition from private firms and mail is no longer exempted from VAT, resulting in higher postage costs. "When a letter costs 29 Danish krone (£3.35; $4.20) there will be fewer letters," PostNord Denmark's Managing Director, Kim Pedersen, told local media. He said Danes had become increasingly digital and the decline in letter volumes had become so pronounced that it had fallen by as much as 30% in the past year alone. The company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in 2026. PostNord also operates in Sweden. It is 40% Danish-owned and 60% Swedish-owned.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of June. Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen sought to reassure Danes, saying letters could still be sent and received across the country. One company said it was prepared to take over deliveries. Postal services across Europe are grappling with the decline in letter volumes. Germany's Deutsche Post said on Thursday it was axing 8,000 jobs, in what it called a "socially responsible manner". Deutsche Post has 187,000 employees and staff representatives said they feared more cuts were to come. Denmark had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen dramatically. Public services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms and PostNord Denmark says the letter market is no longer profitable. Letter numbers have fallen since the start of the century from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. The decision will affect elderly people most. Although 95% of Danes use the Digital Post service, a reported 271,000 people still rely on physical mail. Danish MP Pelle Dragsted blamed privatisation for the move and complained the move would disadvantage people living in remote areas. PostNord said about 1,500 of its workers would lose their jobs, out of a workforce of 4,600. The company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in 2026. Chief executive Kim Pedersen said Danes had become increasingly digital and the decline in letter volumes had become so pronounced that it had fallen by as much as 30% in the past year alone. PostNord also operates in Sweden. It is 40% Danish-owned and 60% Swedish-owned.
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Denmark's postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of Minister Thomas Danielsen sought to reassure Danes, saying letters could still be sent and received across the country. One company said it was prepared to take over services across Europe are grappling with the decline in letter volumes. Germany's Deutsche Post said on Thursday it was axing 8,000 jobs, in what it called a "socially responsible manner". Deutsche Post has 187,000 employees and staff representatives said they feared more cuts were to had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms and PostNord Denmark says the letter market is no longer profitable. Letter numbers have fallen since the start of the century from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. The decision will affect elderly people most. Although 95% of Danes use the Digital Post service, a reported 271,000 people still rely on physical MP Pelle Dragsted blamed privatisation for the move and complained the move would disadvantage people living in remote said about 1,500 of its workers would lose their jobs, out of a workforce of 4, company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in executive Kim Pedersen said Danes had become increasingly digital and the decline in letter volumes had become so pronounced that it had fallen by as much as 30% in the past year also operates in Sweden. It is 40% Danish-owned and 60% Swedish-owned.
