If I was looking to buy an Australia post, I would analyze it using Porter's Five Forces to see if it was attractive to get into.
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If I was looking to buy an Australia post, I would analyze it using Porter's Five Forces to see if it was attractive to get into.
i dread going into the post office as its always got a big line up and i have to stand and wait wasting precious time
I was in Sunnybank Qld recently and I noticed Aust Post lockers where you can pick up parcels 24/7. Apparently they text you a PIN and you just go and pick up the parcel.
Mail volumes may be down but profits are up (parcels up 30%):
http://auspost.com.au/about-us/annual-report-results-2013.html
Aust Post allows you to track a parcel through the system. Posties now carry hand held scanners and scan an article when its delivered. Maybe thats why they are more expensive than other courier companies.
Meh, just about any small business would fail that porter forces thing.
And people wonder why 50-70% of small businesses actually do fail within the first 1.5 years...
If you follow Porters advice you would never start anything. Find me any business that has done well that didn't have those obstacles to overcome from the start.
Porter will look after you.
Just did a quick exercise.
Parcel being sent from Sydney 2000 to Brisbane 4000
30x30x30 3kg.
Australia Post - $18. Couriers Please - $15.
Couriers please come to me. Australia Post I have to go to them.
You Decide.
Most courier services are only available to businesses and you need to by the satchels in packs of 10 or 20.
As a business I get a nice discount on my postage AND they pick up from me. It's much cheaper than a courier. Don't ask what I pay for your example, because I'm overseas, so can't look it up, but to Brissy from Sydney is only around $8.50 plus $0.50-60 cents per kilo. I don't do the cube thing either, just per kilo.
flying by the seat of your pants at times and doing it.
does anybody know how does the comission strucutre for an aust post shop work??
is it a %/set fee of all bills paid regardless of cash/cc/cheque
what about deposits?
and what about parcels,is it based on turnover ie the more parcels people send through your shop, the better the profits?
or is a set fee of $x per month for customers to be able to send packages to through you