Posts receive 18.9 million parcels on Black Friday 2021
Correios received more than 18.9 million orders on Black Friday this year. According to the company's balance sheet, which covers until Friday (3), the volume surpasses last year's by 42%.
On the 29th of November alone, the Post Office received almost 3.4 million orders, which is equivalent to 417,000 per hour, 7,000 per minute or 116 volumes being posted per second, a number 33% higher than that registered on the same date in 2020.
In a statement, Correios stated that "superior performance represents the market's confidence in the company's important efforts to deliver the best experience to customers, sellers and buyers."
On the eve of Black Friday, the president of Correios, Floriano Peixoto, said that the state company was ready to meet the demand for orders . Peixoto highlighted the capillarity of the state-owned company, as well as its condition as the largest logistics operator in the country's electronic commerce. “Black Friday has been, in recent years, a successful experience in the company”, he stated.
*With information from the Post Office
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
