Small businesses in Ottawa are scrambling to find alternate shipping methods as mail and parcel deliveries remain halted. This impacts their ability to fulfill online orders, especially during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The increased costs of alternative shipping services like UPS are cutting into profit margins.
Online orders waiting to be shipped at Sports 4 on Bank Street on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 .While mail and parcel deliveries remain at a standstill, small businesses in Ottawa are being forced to scramble to find other shipping methods during the busiest time of year.
According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business the majority of small businesses rely on Canada Post, with 75 per cent saying they've been negatively impacted. "In an effort to move talks forward, Canada Post earlier today presented the Canadian Union of Postal Workers with a comprehensive framework for reaching negotiated agreements. The framework includes proposals to bring greater flexibility to the Corporation's delivery model, while also demonstrating movement on other key issues," Canada Post said in a statement.
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