Adrienne Murray
Appearances
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
Well, there's been a drastic fall in the volume of mail that we send. Since 2000, that's slumped by 90% and that's really an enormous fall. And just last year, letter deliveries also dropped off by 30%. As a result, PostNord, they've faced years of financial challenges. They've been trying to cost-cut and modernize. And the big driver behind that really, of course, is digitalization.
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
Many people here in Denmark would probably struggle to recall the last time they posted a letter. Und hier ist es eines der leading countries for digitalization. So there's really an app for almost everything. There are other factors too. There was a new postal act last year and that opened up the market for more private competition.
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
But it's really this big digital tide, which of course is a global trend, that's really the big driver here.
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
For the workers, this is a major upheaval. For those not using the services, of course, they're not going to be missed. And this is largely symbolic. You won't see those red post boxes on the streets anymore. But some point out that, you know, the people that are really going to be affected, that's the elderly people who are perhaps... Vielen Dank.
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
I think Denmark is probably just a few steps ahead, but it's probably a sign of what's to come in other places. And we do know that... Postal Services, particularly across Europe, have been under pressure. They've been grappling with this decline in letter volumes as well. If we just look to Germany, only today Deutsche Post has also axed 8,000 jobs. That's a big number.
Global News Podcast
EU agrees to boost defence spending
And they've initiated a cost-cutting program, which they say is in response to this long-term reduction in Adrienne Murray in Copenhagen.