At Swiss Post, Christmas starts at the end of November

A long-standing US tradition is gaining ground here in Switzerland, too. Stores and online shops compete for customers with Black Friday bargains. And shoppers are happy to take advantage of these sales. It is a joy that Martin Borer, Head of Sorting at the Härkingen parcel center, shares. Swiss Post is upgrading its facilities to ensure that goods ordered online can be delivered on time.

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The floating letter box

The sound of cowbells ringing and Swiss mountain dogs barking from the farm. This is how Swiss writer Jeremias Gotthelf described the idyllic Emmental valley 200 years ago, and the same remains true today. But in the place where the film Uli the Farmhand (“Ueli der Knecht”) was shot ages ago, it’s only on the surface that it appears very little has changed, because innovative ideas are being put into action in the Emmental valley. Simple – rustic – sturdy. And it’s something mail carriers also benefit from.

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Where Swiss Post and science meet

New digital trends in sectors such as security, machine learning, networked objects and robotics are modifying Swiss Post’s core business. For several years, Swiss Post has been working with numerous universities, institutes and universities of applied sciences. This research enables Swiss Post to test and develop new technology, which it aims to deploy in order […]

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