Deutsche Post

Post & Parcel Germany division[1]
Company typeDivision
PredecessorDeutsche Bundespost
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersBonn, Germany[2]
Number of locations
13,000 post offices (2024)[1]
BrandsDeutsche Post,[2] DHL[2]
Servicesdomestic mail, post offices
Number of employees
c.187,000 (2024)[1]
ParentDHL Group
Websitedeutschepost.de[3]

Deutsche Post (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst], lit.'German Post') is a brand of the DHL Group[4] (listed as "Deutsche Post AG"[5][4]), used for its domestic mail services in Germany.[2] The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional mail service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, Deutsche Bundespost. As of 2008, the monopoly for Deutsche Post on these services has expired.

Products

As of 2024, the following services are offered under the brand by DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany[1] (Post & Paket Deutschland[3]) division:

  • Mail Communication[2] handles the domestic mail service (except parcels).
  • Press Services handles domestic distribution of print products (newspapers and magazines).
  • Retail Outlets[2] operates domestic retail outlets (post offices), which offer letter mail, parcel and Postbank services.
  • Dialogue Marketing[2] provides services for direct marketing such as market research and address verification.

Other services by the division, such as DHL Parcel[1] (DHL Paket[3]), use the DHL brand.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Post & Parcel Germany". DHL Group. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "facts & figures – Post & Parcel Germany" (PDF). DHL Group. 2024-03-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-11-20. (linked from DHL Group – About us)
  3. ^ a b c "Post & Paket Deutschland". DHL Group (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-11-20. (Button "Produkte & Leistungen Deutsche Post" links to www.deutschepost.de)
  4. ^ a b "Deutsche Post DHL Group renames to DHL Group". DHL Group. 2023-06-19. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-11-20. The new name has no effect on the name of the listed Group parent company, which remains Deutsche Post AG.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Post AG – Company Details". Börse Frankfurt (Frankfurt Stock Exchange). Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-11-20.