TORONTO - A British consulting firm says Canada Post has made it into the Top 10 postal services in the G20.Oxford Strategic Consulting says Canada Post takes the No. 8 spot in its ranking of postal services in the G20 countries.
The ranking is based on postal service providers' performance over the three years from 2008-10 looking at access to services, efficiency and performance.
The U.S. Postal Service took the No. 1 spot, followed by Japan Post, Australia Post and Korea Post.
Oxford says the USPS topped the ranking due to its high operating efficiency over the three years — delivering eight times more letters per full-time delivery employee than Canada Post.
The report says the expansion of e-commerce means there is an even greater need for postal services to be fast, efficient and reliable - especially during the busy holiday season.
"People tend to think the Internet has made the postman redundant, but postal services provide the backbone for e-commerce deliveries," said report author William Scott-Jackson.
"If you could live anywhere in the world, and were sending a present to someone this
Christmas, you'd want to be in the U.S., Japan or Australia," he added.
Here is the complete listing:
1. USPS (United States
2. Japan Post (Japan)
3. Australia Post (Australia)
4. Korea Post (South Korea)
5. Deutsche Post (Germany)
6. Royal Mail (United Kingdom)
7. La Poste (France)
8. Canada Post (Canada)
9. Correios Brazil (Brazil)
10. Russia Post (Russia)
11. Poste Italiane (Italy)
12. PTT (Turkey)
13. Correo Argentina (Argentina)
14. SP Mexicano (Mexico)
15. India Post (India)
16. Pos Indonesia (Indonesia)
17. South African PO (South Africa)
18. Saudi Post (Saudi Arabia)
19. China Post (China)
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