DHL open two new Express Centers (Japan)

DHL, opened two new package drop-off centers – the DHL Kodemma-cho Express Center and the DHL Kayaba cho Express Center.

DHL established the two new Express Centers in the KNT Tourist Kodemma-cho Sales Office and the KNT Tourist Kayaba-cho Sales Office under a business entrustment agreement with KNT Tourist Co., Ltd., a travel agency operated by Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. The two new Express Centers will accept documents and packages dropped off at the facility by DHL account holders.

Notably, the two new DHL Express Centers offer the DHL Simple Pack service, an easy-to-use service featuring a simplified fee structure. The DHL Simple Pack service offers dedicated envelopes and boxes, the fees for which are not calculated according to weight but according to destination zone (Asia Pacific, America, or Europe / other regions). These fixed fees are not subject to adjustments based on monthly rate fluctuations in jet fuel surcharges.

The DHL Kodemma-cho Express Center and the DHL Kayaba-cho Express Center are located in central Tokyo, Japan’s financial center and an important business district with roots dating back to the Edo Period. The large concentration of companies and proximity to key subway stations mean convenient access for customers to drop off shipments on their way to/from work, as well as while shopping or enjoying other leisure activities. The two new Express Centers are expected to meet the anticipated high demand from not only corporate customers but also office workers and business travelers, as well as tourists who wish to send personal shipments to overseas destinations.

To commemorate the opening, DHL has launched a promotion at the Express Centers until Monday 31 March 2008. During the promotion period, customers using the DHL Simple Pack service will receive complimentary gourmet chocolates from BABBI, the Italian luxury confectioner. In addition, DHL account holders who drop off documents or packages at the DHL Kodemma-cho and Kayaba-cho Express Centers will be given free chocolates based on the number of drop offs made during the promotion period. As a grand finale, ten lottery winners from a pool of all customers making drop offs at the Express Centers will also each receive “Tourist Travel Tickets” valued at 30,000 yen.