Swiss Parcels Market

Meanwhile, the liberalisation of the swiss parcels market last year has driven competition to the heart of the business ultimately leading to a 2% decrease in parcels volumes for swisspost last year, according to Daniel Baettig chief financial officer.
“We have faced more competition from the integrators but Swisspost is prepared for the defence of the realm and has engaged in international partnerships, while optimising processing and delivery infrastructure in the home market,” he adds.
Swisspost’s biggest international markets remain the major western European countries, followed by the US. Swisspost has an agreement with TNT to carry its international express traffic, while parcel hubs from 11 to just three at Daillens, Haerkingen and Frauenfeld. This move has boosted the efficiency of domestic parcel delivery. Today, 60% of parcel volumes are transported by road and 40% go by rail.
“Productivity has increased and delivery times have improved,” says Baettig.
He adds that the use of rail is unlikely to increase given Switzerland’s geography and the long and winding nature of the valley roads- which makes trucks a necessity.

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