CHENNAI, March 10, 2015
Soon, you might even be able to do your shopping at post offices in the city. Well, not all kinds of shopping, but if stationery is your thing, post offices might be the go-to place as shops will soon be set up in the facilities.
The first one, which will be run by postal employees, will be started in Chennai GPO this month. It may be recalled that the department had a private player run a similar shop in Adyar post office two years ago. However, it does not function anymore.
Instead of renting out space to private players, the department is now reviving the proposal with its employees having been engaged to run the postal shops. Once the shops are opened, customers may not have to wait in queue to purchase postal stationery such as different type of envelopes.
Earlier, such stationery would be sold outside many post offices. While welcoming the department’s move, customers also want stamps of various denominations to be available. Officials of the postal department said the shops will come up in an area of 50 sq.ft. and more post shops will be established depending on the patronage and space.
Customers could shop for parcel packaging materials, adhesives and other stationery. They could also take home souvenirs such as miniature letter boxes and coffee mugs with postal logos printed on them.
Besides seeking to increase revenue by establishing postal shops, the department is also renting out space in bigger post offices such as Anna Nagar and Greams Road as parking area to hospitals for their ambulances and other vehicles.
The first shop, which will be operated by postal employees, will open this month
Customers can shop for parcel packaging materials, adhesives and other stationery
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
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