- Business
- Österreichische Post AG provides postal, parcel, and logistics services primarily in Austria, with operations extending to Germany, Southeast and Eastern Europe, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and other international markets. The company operates through three main divisions: Mail, which handles the distribution, collection, sorting, and delivery of letters, document shipments, addressed and unaddressed direct mail, newspapers, and magazines, along with online services such as e-letters and cross-media solutions, as well as physical and digital customer communications and document processing; Parcel & Logistics, which offers parcel products, express and food delivery, stationary logistics for pharmaceuticals, value-added services including warehousing, order picking, returns management, web shop logistics, infrastructure, and cash and valuable goods transportation; and Retail & Bank, which sells and brokers telecommunication and postal products, merchandise, financial services such as payment transactions, bank accounts, transfers, consumer loans, investments, savings, housing finance, and insurance, plus self-service pick-up and drop-off stations. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the company serves private and business customers through an extensive branch network offering additional services in packaging, shipping, gifts, stationery, stamps, philately, RIA Money Transfer, copy and fax, household vouchers, digital currencies, and energy products. In a significant recent development, Österreichische Post AG announced in November 2025 the acquisition of a 70% stake in Bulgaria-based e-commerce logistics provider euShipments.com for approximately EUR 55 million, pending regulatory approval and expected to close in early 2026, enhancing its Central and Eastern European presence and e-commerce solutions portfolio with options for the remaining 30% stake over four years.