Do you want to increase prices in the Netherlands?Oil prices rose, people's shortage, postnl couldn't stand up

Postnl is suffering from inflation, and the cost of sending emails and parcels is rising. In addition, as people buy fewer goods online, there are fewer packages. This can be seen from the latest quarterly data report released by Postnl.

According to Herna Verhagen, chairman of Postnl's board of directors, these are "challenging market conditions". "In the near future, price adjustment will be necessary," she said. The cost of sending the package will not be mentioned, but it is certain that the email delivery price does not need to be adjusted for the time being.

The total amount of parcel transportation dropped by 12%, and the total number of ordinary mail transportation decreased by 7.4%. Postnl is expected to be slightly reduced in parcels processed in 2022, but it is still more than before the new crown epidemic. In the first half of the year, the turnover fell 14%, from 1.8 billion euros to 1.55 billion euros. The profit was 36 million euros, a decrease of 82%.

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Inflation has pushed up the cost of transportation and labor, and has an impact on consumer consumption behavior. Compared with the new crown period, due to the re -business of the store, the goods purchased online have decreased. Postnl believes that consumers are also under pressure due to inflation and rising prices.

Postnl is currently taking additional measures to control costs, but it is obvious that rising costs cannot be compensated by improving work efficiency.

Postnl recently signed a new collective labor agreement for 16,500 employees. This year's salary increased by 4%, and the plan to increase by 4%in 2023. One thousand email handers received permanent contracts. However, Postnl is still struggling for employees' shortage, and they still urgently need 1300 to 1,500 additional mail delivery staff.

This article is compiled by the Chinahe Business Daily. The reprint needs to indicate the source!

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