Deutsche Post to Add 20,000 Parcel Shops on E-Commerce Boom

Deutsche Post AG, Europe’s largest mail service, said it will add 20,000 parcel shops in Germany through next year to deal with rising demand for deliveries from goods bought on the Internet.

“We have never transported as many parcels in our company’s entire history as we did last year, and the growth is just continuing in 2013,” Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel said in a statement today.“By expanding our network, we are laying the foundation for even more online retailing in Germany.”