AS MANY AS
17,721 PARCELS WERE HANDLED BY WESTERN REGION IN OCTOBER
With consumers making
more online purchases during the festival season, the Postal Department saw a
jump in the e-commerce packets it handled in the western region this year.
According to data
available with the department, between October 1 and 18, as many as 17,721
parcels were handled in this region, registering postal revenue of ₹19.13 lakh for orders delivered within the country.
An official with the
department in Coimbatore said that Amazon continued to have the largest volume
with more than 5,000 parcels.
What came as a boost
this year was the use of speed post by a couple of local retailers to deliver
parcels purchased by customers online.
The department sold Sri
Krishna Sweets gift coupons and also distributed its orders booked online.
This included delivery
to buyers in countries such as Singapore and the U.S. Within the country, the
department delivered about 1,000 parcels during these 18 days only for Krishna
Sweets.
Two more retailers - one
from Salem and another from Coimbatore - had also tied up with the department
for delivery of parcels booked online.
“We were able to deliver
the parcels within two days and there are no complaints. We will leverage on
Speed Post for delivery of online orders,” the official said.
Compared to last year,
the postal revenue and volume of parcels (e-commerce) handled by the postal
department in this region was certainly high.
Apart from this, there
were many who booked parcels by registered post to send gifts to friends and
relatives, the official added.
Source : The Hindu
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