Online shopping doubles parcel deliveries to Gladstone
Emily Kemp| 21st Jun 2013 7:33 AM
Australia Post Chapel St manager Graham Hunt and service attendant Marsalie Howard are excited about the installation of their new parcel lockers. Photo Brenda Strong / The Observer Brenda Strong GLADSTONE'S booming reliance on online shopping and parcel post has escalated so much in recent years that the city has received one of two regional Queensland 24/7 parcel lockers.
Mackay is the other Australia Post centre to receive one outside of Brisbane's metro area.
With Mackay having a population of about 120,000 compared to Gladstone's 60,000, the city's online shoppers are clearly pulling their weight.
Parcel volumes recorded a jump of 120% from 2011 to 2012.
Chapel St's Australia Post manager Graham Hunt said the lockers were for the many people who couldn't make the usual business hours.
"It is a big thing for Australia Post (costing $2 billion nation-wide)," he said.
"They've put a lot of money into this because that's the way business is going as far as parcel delivery."
Mr Hunt said the growth in parcels in the past two years had surprised him.
"I've been in the game a long time (44 years) and when you see the volume that comes in, it's just mind boggling," he said.
"It's probably because of the lack of shopping in Gladstone. That's the general feedback we get from customers."
Buy Local campaigner Crystal McGregor said community members needed to think about the ramifications of their consumer choices.
"When you shop online, your money automatically goes outside of the region," she said.
"So if there's a chance that you can get items locally, and your money stays local, then it goes to small business that are employing local staff and supporting sporting groups.
"It's about keeping the community going."
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/online-shopping-doubles-parcel-deliveries-gladston/1916464/
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