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Ottawa (Ont.) – Canada Post is pleased to welcome Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist and owner Ebrahim Naimi at 8121 118th Avenue N.W. in Edmonton, as the most recent addition to its retail network in Edmonton. The new postal outlet opened for service August 28, offering all standard Canada Post products in addition to extended business hours.

“Canada Post’s future success depends upon us meeting and exceeding the ever-growing, changing needs of the Canadian consumers from all walks of life and from across our vast country,” says Doug Jones, Senior Vice-President, Delivery and Customer Experience at Canada Post. “Through partnerships with local entrepreneurs, such as Ebrahim Naimi, Canada Post is being proactive in responding to our customers’ fluid shopping patterns regarding online purchases and bill payments as well as their greater use of our extensive parcel delivery network.”

“Shoppers Drug Mart is committed to providing customers with convenient in-store services that add value to their shopping experience," says Tammy Smitham, Vice-President, Communications and Corporate Affairs at Shoppers Drug Mart. "To that end, we are pleased to partner with Canada Post to open this new postal outlet within our location on 118th Avenue N.W. in Edmonton.”

The new postal outlet will offer the standard postal services including parcel pickup, stamps and shipping, post office boxes, money orders, government forms including Revenue Canada and Passport Canada, and debit and credit card payments.

The postal outlet services at this Shoppers Drug Mart in Cromdale will be available seven days a week: from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Canada Post is the country’s leading provider of business-to-consumer delivery. By reaching more than 15.3 million addresses, and operating the country’s largest retail network of nearly 6,400 post offices, Canada Post is positioned to offer affordable and reliable service, with convenient pickup and return options. Together, Canada Post, Purolator Inc. and SCI Logistics offer market-leading end-to-end solutions for e-commerce shippers by leveraging the assets and expertise of the Canada Post Group of Companies.