A Canada Post employee is pictured near their sorting facility in Richmond, B.C, on Nov. 14, 2024.
Two B.C. small business owners say that Canada Post is the best shipping option to fulfil many of their orders and that the current strike could impact their bottom lines. Small and rural businesses in B.C. say the financial impact of the Canada Post strike will hit them hard.
Specifically, the Crown corporation charges "drastically less" to deliver to rural areas and, for some parts of the country, is the only service that delivers there, Pafiolis said. It's also the only Canadian carrier that delivers to post office boxes, he said.As a result, Pafiolis said his customer service team is reaching out to all Canadian customers who've made orders to P.O.
"Traditionally, Black Friday has been a time where we gain new customers and also … our inventory that's not moving to flush it out to provide space for new inventory, and also cash flow to reinvest into new products that we have coming down the line for the following year."Small business owner braces for fallout from Canada Post strikeA Kelowna, B.C.
For instance, she said she recently paid about $17 to ship a package to Parksville, B.C. through Canada Post. To get an idea of what could lie ahead in the next few weeks, Forbes also sought quotes for the same package from other companies — she said they came back at $95 and $31. Stephen Gale, the B.C. representative for the Canadian Union for Postal Workers , said they have been in negotiations with Canada Post for a year, but haven't landed on a deal that they feel is fair. Workers want safer working conditions and wages that keep up with inflation, Gale said.
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