Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst], literal translation"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"lit","href":"./Template:Lit"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"German Post"}},"i":0}}]}">lit. 'German Post') is a brand of the DHL Group^[4] (listed as "Deutsche Post AG"^[5][4]), used for its domestic mail services in Germany.^[2] The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional mail service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, Deutsche Bundespost. As of 2008,^[update] the monopoly for Deutsche Post on these services has expired.

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Post & Parcel Germany division^[1]

Logo used since 2019. Before 2019, the "Deutsche Post" wordmark used the Frutiger typeface.
Company type	Division
Predecessor	Deutsche Bundespost
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Headquarters	Bonn, Germany[2]
Number of locations	13,000 post offices (2024)[1]
Brands	Deutsche Post,[2] DHL[2]
Services	domestic mail, post offices
Number of employees	c.187,000 (2024)[1]
Parent	DHL Group
Website	deutschepost.de[3]

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As of 2024^[update], the following services are offered under the brand by DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany^[1] (Post & Paket Deutschland^[3]) division:

• Mail Communication^[2] handles the domestic mail service (except parcels).
• Press Services handles domestic distribution of print products (newspapers and magazines).
• Retail Outlets^[2] operates domestic retail outlets (post offices), which offer letter mail, parcel and Postbank services.
• Dialogue Marketing^[2] provides services for direct marketing such as market research and address verification.

Other services by the division, such as DHL Parcel^[1] (DHL Paket^[3]), use the DHL brand.

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