Denmark Ends Over 400 Years of Letter Delivery as PostNord Ceases Service
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Denmark will cease its traditional letter delivery service on Dec. 30 due to declining volume and financial losses, transitioning focus to parcel delivery, with the phaseout of 1,500 jobs and red mailboxes, while private company Dao will take over letter dispatches, reflecting broader European postal cost-cutting trends.
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- PostNord to end letter carrying service due to digitization The Jerusalem Post
- The Danish postal service PostNord will deliver its last letter on December 30, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition. PostNord said earlier this year that it would end letter delivery in Denmark, pointing to rapid digitalization and a steep fall in mail volumes. facebook.com
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