NEWS

In connection with the upcoming celebration of International Women's Day - March 8, Russian Post Offices and Multifunctional Centers will operate according to the adjusted schedule.

The partners will open new pick-up points, check-in terminals and branches under the unified brand and will provide Russian sellers with fulfillment services all over the country. The new infrastructure will simplify the work of sellers and producers and will allow half of the Russian population to receive orders the next day.

The number of parcels delivered by Russian Post Office couriers in Tatarstan in 2020 increased by 15 per cent compared to 2019 and amounted to more than 357,000.

In 2020, the number of clients - individuals of the Russian Post who have connected the service of e-registered letters - increased by 76 per cent. In 2019, there were 3.4 million of them, at the end of 2020 - 6 million. The number of legal entities using the service of receiving letters increased from 3,000 to 17,000.

In connection with the forthcoming holidays of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, the operating hours of the offices of the Russian Post and the Multifunctional centres have been adjusted.

On February 8, the selection of startups for participation in the second corporate acceleration programme of the Russian Post and the Skolkovo Foundation started. Up to fifteen young innovative companies will be able to receive funding, work with the best experts, launch a pilot project and scale the business together with the largest logistics company in the country. Legal entities with their own development or technology can participate in the contest. The project should have a product or service with confirmed sales, a team of at least three people, and have commercial potential and scaling prospects.

In 2020, in Tatarstan, the Post processed over 6.7 million postal items, which is 18 per cent more than last year. The biggest workload was in November-December. In the pre-New Year season, Tatarstan postal staff received and sent over 715,000 items per month, while in the non-holiday months, about 550,000 items were received.

With the help of Alice’s voice assistant, it is now possible to track the status of your postal item, to find out the index, address and opening hours of the nearest Post Office, and get advice on basic postal services.

On the eve of the New Year season, Russian Post reminds Tatarstan citizens how to properly pack and send a parcel to please the recipient.

Russian Post will provide customers with one free international shipment as compensation for spring export delays.