IT’S Christmas time – and the shopping season is here again.
While most people are thronging the shopping malls to buy what they need, many are heading to the online shops to get the best bargains.
According to Pos Malaysia, parcel delivery has been growing for the national mail service over the past few years.
At its peak, they handle around 550,000 items daily.
The highest number managed by Pos Malaysia was one million parcels, says its Operations representative – during the 11.11 online sales period.
“It was a new record for us, ” he says.
“On average, we handle around 350,000 parcels daily.”
The end of the year is usually the busiest time for them, he notes, due to online sales promotion such as the recent 11.11 and 12.12.
While Christmas contributes to a high number of online purchases and parcel deliveries, Hari Raya is the busiest festive season for parcel delivery, he adds.
Chinese New Year is another big and important festive season for online shopping in the country.
According to Google, Malaysians start researching online for products related to the festive season five weeks before the auspicious day.
Here’s looking at the “Santa’s helpers” at the Pos Malaysia National Mail Centre in Shah Alam!
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Dedicated: Pos Malaysia workers working hard to make sure our parcels and purchases arrive safely and quickly. — Photos by AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
Where the magic happens: The parcels arrive at Pos Malaysia’s integrated parcel centre in Shah Alam to be sorted out for delivery.
At its peak, Pos Malaysia handles around 550,000 items a day. At its peak, Pos Malaysia handles around 550,000 items a day.
Pos Malaysia workers transporting the ‘new arrivals’ to the sorting section.
Ready for the parcels.
Based on last year's trend, September to January is the peak season for parcel deliveries at Pos Malaysia.
Everything has to be done in order to get the parcels delivered on time.
It's not just a job, it's a commitment - to make sure the package gets to where it is supposed to go safely.
Online shopping contributes to the increase of parcel deliveries especially in the last quarter of each year, mainly due to online sales promotion such as the recent 11.11 and 12.12.
There is a spike of parcel deliveries during the Christmas season, but Hari Raya Aidilfitri tops the parcel delivery count for festive seasons.
On average, Pos Malaysia handles around 350,000 parcels daily.
Our online purchases – and Christmas presents – are sorted and prepared for delivery.
All set for the parcels' next stage in the delivery system.
The parcels are divided according to their postcodes.
Christmas is a busy time for Pos Malaysia not only because of the festive season, but also due to the online sales.
