Canada Post strike means more business for Windsor’s ShipNerd Inc. [Video]

Most local businesses have found alternative ways to ship their products to customers during the Canada Post strike.

Wednesday marked Day 20 in the strike.

ShipNerd Inc., a third-party online delivery platform, who works exclusively with UPS across Canada, is profiting big.

“I’d say business is up 40 per cent,” said Asaf Klein, ShipNerd Inc. owner.

Klein says couriers can offer various forms of delivery but there are some limitations.

“There’s some things that only Canada Post can deliver like P.O. boxes and extremely rural addresses,” added Klein. “To ship an envelope with the courier it’s going to cost $10, whereas with Canada Post it’s $0.50.”

According to Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), to date, small and medium-sized businesses lost an $1billion dollars to the ongoing labour dispute.

“This is really killing us,” said Ruth Hoang, owner of Foxwood Gifts, located on Wyandotte Street East. She ships 20 to 50 packages per day.

“Every package that goes …