Tips for a smooth peak season

Parcel prep, lodgement and more peak know-how here.

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Christmas lodgement dates

Ensure your customers receive their orders by Christmas with our last lodgement dates.

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Stand out with next day delivery

With fast delivery increasingly linked to purchase behaviour, we’re making it easy to offer shoppers a speedy choice. 

Choose the option that suits and easily integrate it into your current process.

Deliver faster
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53% OF SHOPPERS

would shop online more if next day delivery was affordable and reliable1

67% OF GEN Z

(18-26) say they would switch retailers for faster shipping options2
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3000 CASUALS

(approx.) joining our team as operations ramp up

NETWORK NEWS

This week’s delivery details

We’re busy preparing the network to smoothly process a huge influx of parcels over the next few months. This includes 12 new or upgraded facilities, and up to seven retail and 15 delivery pop-up facilities.

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Sneak peek into 2024 shopping trends

Even though discretionary spend has pared back, online shopping has increased with a trend towards smaller, more frequent purchases.

And in a drive for value based shopping, nearly half of online purchases in FY24 were made from sites that people have loyalty/membership relationships.3

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Even though discretionary spend has pared back, online shopping has increased with a trend towards smaller, more frequent purchases.

And in a drive for value based shopping, nearly half of online purchases in FY24 were made from sites that people have loyalty/membership relationships.3

1.1% GROWTH

for online purchases year on year4

4% GROWTH

in EOFY sales compared to 20235
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Stock up for peak and save

Perfect for when you’re scaling up your parcel sending – the more packaging you buy, the more you save.

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1 Australia Post eCommerce survey
3 Australia Post eCommerce survey FY24
4 EOFY 2024 (17th June – 30th June 2024) compared
to EOFY 2023 (17th June – 30th June 2023)
5 Australia Post parcel volumes