There is a severe power outage in the winter. This will have an impact on the industry and on us consumers as well. So mail in distribution centers couldn’t be less sorted. “No, in the event of a power outage we will have to completely shut down operations in certain locations,” said Post Chairman Christian Levrat. Concretely, this means: Gift-free Christmas!
“At this point, politicians sometimes have funny ideas,” Levrat says. However, Levrat, in an interview with the “Tamedia” newspapers, said that he does not see the possibility of stopping the operations. Because: Energy status has eased over the past few weeks.
Additional staff and tours
He is also confident that Swiss Post’s range of services can be sustained over Christmas. Additional staff and tours were arranged. But according to Levrat, 2022 will not be a record year even though parcel volume will likely be well above the pre-Corona level of 2019. On the night of 21-22 November, one million parcels were sorted for the first time this year.
Swiss Post is generally solidly funded. But: “This year and 2023 will meanwhile be a little more difficult for us, as it has for many of our customers,” says the Chairman of the Postal Board. Because: “Consumer sentiment is bad. Values are lower than they have been for 50 years. How this will affect the Christmas business is yet to be predicted,” says Levrat. (pbe/SDA)