Productivity Commission releases final Retail Inquiry report

The Productivity Commission has released its report into the Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry.POAAL made a submission to this inquiry, and appeared before the Productivity Commission hearing in Melbourne.A number of POAAL’s points have been picked up in the Productivity Commission’s final report.One of the Productivity Commission's recommendations is that the Government establish a taskforce to investigate new approaches to the processing of low value imported parcels, particularly those in the international mail stream, and that the taskforce recommend a new process to deliver significant improvements and efficiencies in handling without creating delivery delays or other compliance difficulties for importers and consumers.Any such changes could have a direct impact on Licensed Post Offices. POAAL will seek to have input into this taskforce so that the business needs of Licensees are taken into consideration.The full report can be downloaded from the Productivity Commission website.