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This might provide a good incentive to the postal infrastructure to improve their prices and service offerings. In lots of European countries the postal system
by wvh 10y ago
This might provide a good incentive to the postal infrastructure to improve their prices and service offerings. In lots of European countries the postal system is semi-privatised but still in a state of semi-monopoly. End-user logistics as provided by companies like DHL, PostNord and UPS are trying to get a foothold in the market, but at least here in Northern Europe we're still far from having a free market situation with different delivery options and competitive pricing. Sending packages – especially out of the country, like in the case of Amazon returns – can be prohibitively expensive.
If large companies like Amazon would threaten or effectively start to handle their own logistics, it just might force the market to open up a bit more.
- generj 10y agoThe problem with having too many package carriers is that the infrastructure is so expensive it's almost a natural monopoly. It's really difficult to have a multitude of companies in the market.