Canada Post launches FlexDelivery service
Canada Post announces its FlexDelivery service, which will allow customers to direct online purchases to “any post office they choose, anywhere in Canada”. According to a statement issued by Canada Post today (6 May): “It’s free and easy for consumers to sign up for FlexDelivery in just a few minutes on canadapost.ca. They choose their preferred post office locations and receive their unique identification code and a FlexDelivery address to use for each location. When they’re shopping online, they enter one of their FlexDelivery addresses rather than their home address. When the item has arrived at their chosen post office, they’ll get an email telling them it’s ready for pickup.”
René Desmarais, Senior Vice-President, Parcels, at Canada Post, commented: “Consumers are demanding flexibility and convenience when it comes to delivery. FlexDelivery meets that need by being the most convenient delivery experience available.”
What Canada Post’s statement did not mention is that many Canadian households will not have the option of receiving parcels at home – if they want to – as the company increases its use of “community mailboxes”.
