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TNT seeks expansion in Germany; wants to grab market share from Deutsche Post

Posted by | Mar 28, 2006 | |

Dutch postal company TNT NV wants to expand in Germany, grabbing some of Deutsche Post World Net AG’s market share in mail delivery, board member Harry Koorstra told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The company wants to set up logistics centres in Munich and Berlin and is also not ruling out acquisitions.
TNT is already present in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and most recently in the Ruhr Basin. ‘If we have the densely populated areas, we’ll have the German market,’ Koorstra said. With this move, the company is preparing for the liberalisation of the German mail delivery business in 2008. In the longer term, Koorstra thinks Deutsche Post’s market share will decline to around 70 pct from today’s 95 pct, and he thinks Germany can only cater to three competitors if it is to be profitable.

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Portugal CTT Banco Postal to start operations in 2007

Posted by | Mar 28, 2006 | |

Banco Postal, the banking unit of Portugal’s post operator CTT-Correios de Portugal, will start operations in 2007, local business daily Diario Economico reported on March 28, 2006. The basic structure of the new post bank will be established in 2006. Initially, banking services will be provided through 100 offices. The objective is to attain national coverage as soon as possible, CTT president Luis Nazare said.

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US Postal Service earns award for marketing research

Posted by | Mar 28, 2006 | |

The US Postal Service has been awarded the advertising industry’s highest honor for research that results in high-impact marketing, a postal official said. The 2006 Grand Ogilvy Award was accepted by Postal Service representatives for the organization’s “Access” campaign, which increased awareness of USPS package shipping products and services. “We knew our small business customers would take advantage of the convenience of our services through usps.com, but the challenge was building awareness,” said Chief Marketing Officer Anita Bizzotto. “We successfully did that.”

The effort included television, print, radio and Web advertising, as well as employee awareness efforts.

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An Overnite invasion of brown

Posted by | Mar 27, 2006 | |

Since United Parcel Service Inc acquired trucking company Overnite Corp in August last year, its overall package volume increased 4.3% to 14.8 million per day. UPS purchased Overnite in a bid to tap into the trucking industry, where it has had limited success because of a 150-pound cap on its package trucks. As part of the assimilation, the Overnite brand will be replaced with UPS Freight starting May 1, while its 22,000 trailers will be painted with UPS’ trademark brown. The assimilation could help UPS in its battle with rival FedEx Corp. but complicates contract talks with the Teamsters union expected to begin near the end of next year.

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TNT raises 2005 Czech sales by third to EUR25m

Posted by | Mar 27, 2006 | |

The Czech unit of express delivery services provider TNT Express raised sales by 34 percent to EUR25m, or some Kc720m last year, CEO Petr Chvatal told a press conference today. The plan for this year hovers around Kc900m. The company wants to exceed the Kc1bn level in the near future, he added. TNT, which delivered the first consignment in the Czech Republic 14 years ago, employs 300 people and operates 150 cars at present.

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Emirates Post launches 'Direct2Door' parcel service to five Asian countries

Posted by | Mar 27, 2006 | |

The Emirates Post launched ‘Direct2Door’ parcel service to five Asian countries on Sunday. The service is backed by a money-back guarantee and track-and-trace facility and covers India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. “We have partnered with reputed courier companies in the five countries to deliver parcels or documents directly to homes and offices,” said Abdullah Al Daboos, Director General of Emirates Post. The service offers delivery of personal packages of up to 30 kg in less than 10 days. It ensures delivery of documents and parcels in three days.

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DHL heavy goods express delivery to debut in China

Posted by | Mar 27, 2006 | |

DHL has announced that it would release a new product to provide express delivery services for heavy goods of 50 to 150 kg.
It is part of DHL’s efforts to capture a larger share when the express demand is surging in China. In China, goods heavier than 40 kg cannot be delivered through the nation’s postal system.

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