Growing demand for express and next-day delivery is putting pressure on posts that want to compete in the e-commerce marketplace. Without the flexibility that express companies enjoy, and with their commitment to deliver standard mail, what solutions can help posts meet these new last-mile demands?
It used to be that standard delivery from e-commerce giants such as Amazon allowed posts two to three days to get the goods to the door. That is all changing. Increasingly, express and next-day delivery are becoming standard from online retailers, and posts are struggling to meet this demand.