clau00006Sep 291 min readIn the last two years, SingPost has closed twelve post offices.In the previous two years, Singapore Post has closed twelve post offices.There are still 44 post offices operated by the national postal service provider.The remaining locations are located in malls including Suntec City, Northpoint City, and Westgate, with the remaining seven being stand-alone branches at community clubs, office buildings, or Housing Board blocks.On September 20, the store at Clementi Mall closed its doors after eleven years of business.Drop in the amount of mail receivedThe closures coincide with a drop in postal flow, according to an article by The Straits Times.In Singapore, the volume of letter mail and printed paper dropped by 8.1%, from 95.6 million to 87.8 million items.Adjustments would be made to some post offices and locations to guarantee postal services remain relevant and cost-effective, a SingPost official told ST.Growth in delivery of e-commerce goodsOver 300 condominiums and over 100 sites already provide its POPStation, or parcel locker network.POPStop, a drop-off service for e-commerce shipping and returns, will be extended by SingPost to its heartland stores, which are set up to accept packages on its behalf.Post offices everywhere carry POPStop.In March 2024, the Tampines MRT station hosted the first independent POPStop installation.Moreover, POPDrop is a self-service drop-off location where customers may buy shipping labels and pay their bills.The service is being extended; the General Post Office at SingPost Center in Paya Lebar is home to the first location.Standard letter mail postage has raised from 31 cents to 51 cents since October 2023 in order to meet SingPost's national duties. The previous significant rise took place in 2014.
In the previous two years, Singapore Post has closed twelve post offices.There are still 44 post offices operated by the national postal service provider.The remaining locations are located in malls including Suntec City, Northpoint City, and Westgate, with the remaining seven being stand-alone branches at community clubs, office buildings, or Housing Board blocks.On September 20, the store at Clementi Mall closed its doors after eleven years of business.Drop in the amount of mail receivedThe closures coincide with a drop in postal flow, according to an article by The Straits Times.In Singapore, the volume of letter mail and printed paper dropped by 8.1%, from 95.6 million to 87.8 million items.Adjustments would be made to some post offices and locations to guarantee postal services remain relevant and cost-effective, a SingPost official told ST.Growth in delivery of e-commerce goodsOver 300 condominiums and over 100 sites already provide its POPStation, or parcel locker network.POPStop, a drop-off service for e-commerce shipping and returns, will be extended by SingPost to its heartland stores, which are set up to accept packages on its behalf.Post offices everywhere carry POPStop.In March 2024, the Tampines MRT station hosted the first independent POPStop installation.Moreover, POPDrop is a self-service drop-off location where customers may buy shipping labels and pay their bills.The service is being extended; the General Post Office at SingPost Center in Paya Lebar is home to the first location.Standard letter mail postage has raised from 31 cents to 51 cents since October 2023 in order to meet SingPost's national duties. The previous significant rise took place in 2014.
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