(, ) is a
brand
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's goods or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create and ...
of the
DHL Group
Deutsche Post AG (), trade name, trading as DHL Group, is a German multinational corporation, multinational package delivery and supply chain management company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is one of the world's largest courier companies ...
(listed as
), used for its domestic mail services in Germany.
The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional
mail
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letter (message), letters, and parcel (package), parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid ...
service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, . the monopoly for on these services has expired.
Products
, the following services are offered under the brand by DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany
(
)
division:
* Mail Communication
handles the domestic mail service (except parcels).
* Press Services handles domestic distribution of print products (newspapers and magazines).
* Retail Outlets
operates domestic retail outlets (
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
s), which offer letter mail, parcel and Postbank services.
* Dialogue Marketing
provides services for
direct marketing
Direct marketing is a form of communicating an offer, where organizations communicate directly to a Target market, pre-selected customer and supply a method for a direct response. Among practitioners, it is also known as ''direct response ...
such as market research and address verification.
Other services by the division, such as DHL Parcel
(
), use the
DHL
DHL (originally named after founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a multinational Import-Export Expert Company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, ...
brand.
See also
*
Postal codes in Germany
Germany introduced postal codes on 25 July 1941, in the form of a two-digit system that was applied initially for the parcel service and later for all mail deliveries. This system was replaced in 1962 in West Germany by a four-digit system; th ...
*
List of national postal services
This list of national postal services shows the individual national postal administrations of the world's states.
Africa
The Americas
Asia
Europe
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References
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Postal organizations
DHL Group
German brands
1995 establishments in Germany