Counting the hours
The Post Office has announced that its network of UK branches will collectively be providing one million extra opening hours over the festive season. Through its modernisation programme, Post Office branches are now open for an extra 220,000 extra hours per week (or 1m for the season as a whole), up 50% on last year.
In a statement sent to Post&Parcel today (7 December), the Post Office said: “To help with the festive rush, hundreds of “Christmas makers” will be working in branches over the coming weeks to assist customers with their preparations.
“In addition to the extra people on hand, the Post Office has introduced another 14 mobile Post Offices to its fleet this year, improving services to 80 rural communities across the UK.”
Kevin Gilliland, Group Network and Sales Director at Post Office said: “Many of our 7,000 modernised branches are open from early in the morning and late into the evening seven days a week, making it more convenient to visit. One million extra opening hours is just the start of our Christmas effort, over 55,000 people in our 11,600 branches are on hand to help the millions of customers who will visit in the run up to Christmas.”
