This is the government owned PostShop opposite my newsagents at Forest Hill in Victoria today. Closed. It is one of the benefits of government ownership that Australia Post is able to snub landlord requirements and set its won hours for its corporate shops.
On a day like today I suffer because Post draws people and with it closed there is less traffic.
When it really matters is late Thursday and Friday night. I am required to be open until the centre closes. Post closes at 5pm. If I could set my hours to match sales in my shop I’d add at least $500 a week to the bottom line of my business and it would be reasonable that the saving is reflected in our pricing. The rules Post operates under are further proof of the significant benefits of government ownership.
Post needs to decide if its in retail or not. If it serious about retail then anachronisms like the day off today need to stop.
The government has no business owning the PostShop retail network and competing with businesses like mine.