The Österreichische Post Company Profile
The Österreichische Post Company Profile
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DHL announces Import Express Programme for Middle East customers
DHL Middle East today launched a major strategic initiative focused on DHL Import Express, a unique, all-inclusive, door-to-door service for expediting imports to the Middle East and between third countries. Import Express enables customers to send or receive documents and packages of any size, weight or value to and from over 210 countries – packaged in one simple solution using just one company, one currency and one invoice.
Read MoreUS investor ups stake in new German parcel shop chain
New German parcel shop chain Paketeria said its planned expansion throughout Germany has been boosted with a further financial investment by a US investment group. Paketeria, which cooperates with GLS and TNT, currently has several branches in the Berlin area but aims to expand to 1,000 franchise outlets across Germany by end-2007.
The US investment group Wilmington Scientific, funded by investor John Moore, has raised its financing of the company, Paketeria said in a statement. The size of the investment and of the US company’s stake in Paketeria was not disclosed. “We see a promising market for the future in the Paketeria franchise concept,” Moore was quoted as saying.
Read MoreSpecial Report HomeShopping Marketing Direct March 2006
Special Report HomeShopping Marketing Direct March 2006
Read MoreAcquisitions pay dividends for CMM
Acquisition is a word guaranteed to make Yolanda Noble smile. The founder of financial mailing service Corporate Mailing Matters (CMM) completed the takeover in January of the business and assets of direct mail company Pims National and Pims Envelopes, a move that has seen CMM grow its turnover to £30m from £18m.
Noble already has her eye on two other acquisitions that Will help to establish CMM as a leader in the mail communications sector. She has set her sights on growing turnover to £65m in the next three years and possibly seeking a listing on the Alternative Investment Market.
Read MoreDevelopment of competition in the European postal sector
Postal sector regulation and postal sector policy
Forces governing competition (Porter analysis, contestability of markets)
The universal postal operator: facts, figures, strategy
Competitor postal operators and effect of competition on market structure and market performance
Regulatory framework, liberalisation and access regulation
Market size of the postal sector and country information
Facts and figures for the national postal operator (US provider)
Competitor postal operators and market structure of the postal sector
Read MoreDMA view on … Deregulation of postal services
Every year brings a degree of change on the postal landscape, but perhaps none more so than 2006. Last month saw the UK mail market open to competition; April is likely to see the price of first-class stamps rise from 30p to 32p; and in September Pricing in Proportion (PiP) becomes a reality for consumer and business users. Competition is starting to have an impact for bulk mailers. According to Alex Walsh, head of postal affairs at the DMA and former head of mailing agents and trade associations at Royal Mail, companies are experimenting at the very least with different postal options.
Read MoreSwiss Post buys document services firm
Swiss Post has bought the specialist document services firm oneReason AG through its subsidiary MailSource. The acquisition is designed to strengthen its special services for postal customers.
Based near Zurich airport, oneReason specialises in digital document management, particularly scanning and archiving. The former Siemens business unit, with annual turnover of some Sfr 4.5 million, will be integrated into the MailSource group.
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