As the 14th is operated as a 'courier day off' to ensure a rest for courier workers, courier delivery will be suspended for three days until the 16th.
According to the delivery and distribution industry, CJ Logistics, Lotte, Hanjin, and Rosen, the four major delivery companies, operate Saturday 14th as a 'delivery day off' and do not deliver until the 16th (Monday), which is an alternative holiday.
Postal Service Headquarters (Post Office Courier) also participates in the 'Delivery Day'.
Postal Service Headquarters will stop accepting parcels of fresh food that require refrigeration or freezing tomorrow (13th), and will accept other parcels with a notice that delivery may be delayed up to the 17th (Tuesday).
Convenience store delivery using these delivery companies will also be partially suspended during this period.
GS25 also does not operate the motorcycle quick 'Post Quick' (same-day delivery) from the 15th to the 16th.
Accordingly, if you order from the online shopping mall on Friday, tomorrow, delivery will start from the 17th, the next Tuesday.
Items ordered today may be delivered tomorrow or delivered from the 17th, depending on the pickup time.
An official from the delivery industry said, "When ordering from an online shopping mall, you need to refer to the delivery date as it guides you.
Not all shopping mall deliveries will be discontinued.
Coupang's rocket delivery, which has its own delivery network, and SSG.com's ssuk delivery and early morning delivery will continue as it is.
Market Kurly uses CJ Korea Express to deliver early morning deliveries in Chungcheong and Daegu, but since there is a dedicated team, delivery is carried out as usual in these regions as well.
The 'half-price courier' service using the convenience store's own delivery vehicle will continue as it is.
Except for the four major courier companies, the remaining courier companies will respond individually in consideration of the reality of each company's circumstances.
Last year, the parcel delivery industry and the Ministry of Employment and Labor issued a joint declaration containing the contents of making this day a regularity every year, operating August 14 for the first time as a 'delivery day off' to ensure a rest for delivery workers.
(Photo = Yonhap News)