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Good things in small packages: Delivery people become characters in our lockdown life – The Age
Online shopping is booming and customers are more grateful than ever to receive their packages; it’s no wonder delivery drivers are among the heroes of lockdown 2.0.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a surge in online shopping, which has had Australia Post delivering parcels on weekends to keep up with heightened e-commerce demand.
Victoria had its biggest week for online shopping last week, with purchases up 161 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Nationally, volume for online shopping is up 90 per cent.
Mr Crapper makes deliveries to about 70 homes and businesses every day roughly triple the number of deliveries compared with 12 months ago….
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