E-commerce

An Post signs new five-year delivery deal with Amazon

The state postal company will expand its delivery services for Amazon’s last-mile, middle-mile and returns operations in Ireland as part of the agreement

An Post announced this week it will add 45 new electric vans to its overall fleet

An Post has signed a new five-year deal with Amazon, the US e-commerce giant, to provide additional services to deliver its parcels and packages in the Irish market.

The two companies announced on Thursday that the new partnership agreement would increase the speed and performance of Amazon’s last-mile, middle-mile and returns operations in Ireland.

David McRedmond, chief executive of An Post, said the new five-year deal with the US multinational would benefit customers nationwide and ...