{"id":804055,"date":"2026-07-16T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804055\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:00:16","slug":"australia-post-launches-campaign-to-support-small-ecommerce-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804055\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Post launches campaign to support small eCommerce businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia Post has launched a new campaign aimed at supporting small businesses and side hustles as Australia\u2019s eCommerce sector continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Boss Energy campaign will promote businesses through a range of marketing initiatives, including in-store activations at select Post Offices, digital content, community events and creator-led campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative comes as Australians spent a record $82.6 billion online last year, according to the Australia Post 2026 eCommerce Report.<\/p>\n<p>Australia Post said micro and small businesses account for 88 per cent of its business customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Australia\u2019s eCommerce sector continues to grow, we\u2019re always looking at new ways to support businesses beyond delivery,\u201d said Gary Starr, Executive General Manager, Parcel, Post and eCommerce Services at Australia Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Boss Energy is about celebrating the ambition of Australian businesses while giving them practical opportunities to build their profile, connect with customers and scale with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the campaign, select Post Offices will be designated as \u201cSide Hustle Capitals of Australia\u201d, with activities including local business showcases and visits from the Peak-Me-Up Coffee Van.<\/p>\n<p>Australia Post will also host the Making Moves Market in Melbourne on September 20, providing small businesses and side hustlers with an opportunity to showcase their products and connect with customers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailbiz.com.au\/online-retailing\/vinted-enters-australia-with-australia-post-as-exclusive-delivery-partner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vinted enters Australia with Australia Post as exclusive delivery partner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailbiz.com.au\/topics\/supply-chain\/australia-posts-largest-air-and-speed-parcel-facility-opens-at-brisbane-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia Post\u2019s largest air and speed parcel facility opens at Brisbane Airport<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia Post has launched a new campaign aimed at supporting small businesses and side hustles as Australia\u2019s eCommerce&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-804055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}