Today’s headline story: Swiss Post agrees pay deal with union
Swiss Post, PostFinance, the trade union syndicom, and the staff association transfair, have all agreed on salary measures averaging 2.5% for 2023.
Swiss Post says the salary increases will benefit employees with low and middle incomes the most, since they are particularly affected by the increased cost of living.
In addition, the postal operator states its minimum salary will rise to over 4,000 Swiss francs per month.
In total, almost 30,000 Swiss Post and PostFinance employees will benefit from the outcome of the negotiations in the collective employment contract. The increased salaries will apply from this April.
Market analysis by Bloq.it’s Henrich Tauber
Photo: Bloq.it press materials
Customer-to-Customer (C2C) marketplaces have been gaining popularity in recent years, and there are signs that they may be the future for retail sales. A study by McKinsey & Company has revealed that Gen Z-ers are expected to be the ones who will most actively adopt C2C marketplaces.
One of the keys to scaling C2C is to look at last-mile logistics. Out-of-home deliveries are becoming increasingly common, and according to a study by Pitney Bowes, 48% of respondents would prefer to use them over home delivery or pickup options.
There is a huge demand for lockers in Europe, specifically in Poland, the Nordics, and France, where adoption is growing rapidly.
We can also observe a new disruptive approach by Vinted, which has created a new category and it has been successful. Other companies are slowly entering the race, and the adoption of C2C marketplaces is expected to grow for three simple reasons: ease of use, no need for human interaction, and cost savings while increasing margin/revenue.
However, there is a significant increase in companies adopting lockers and keeping them locked for their packages. We have carrier locker networks, retailer locker networks, and now emerging C2C second-hand networks, all non-agnostic. The risk is future regulations, and one option would be opening them up and making them agnostic.
As the C2C marketplace continues to evolve, it is crucial for businesses to stay informed and adapt their strategies accordingly to take advantage of this growing market.
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Call to action – Out of Home delivery in Europe 2023 report
The Last Mile Experts team, together with partner Analysys Mason, invite you to participate in a project aimed at presenting the latest information on European OOH networks – PUDO points and APMs.
The goal of the third edition of our Out of Home delivery in Europe report is to present data on the development of PUDO and APM networks supporting an environmentally friendly methods of last mile delivery. Since the first edition of our report in 2021, many European (EU & UK) carriers and operators have shared information with us about the number of PUDO and APM points.
However, there is a sizable group that has not provided us with data until now, and those we have presented have come from available press materials, interviews and website information. Every year there are also new networks that are just entering the OOH delivery business. So we invite everyone who has not yet submitted their data to participate (for free) in our project this year.
You can get more information and an simplified application form by writing to info@lmexpert.com. We are collecting data for the report up to and including February 17, 2023.
For those who have not yet had the opportunity to read the previous editions of the reports, you can do so here and become acquainted with its concept and what it strives to achieve. You can also find more information via Linkedin.
Thank you from Last Mile Experts and the Analysys Mason team.
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