French e-tail business booms
Online sales in France rose nearly 30 per cent in 2008, reaching €20.1 billion (£18.5bn; $26 billion), the Fédération du E-commerce et de la Vente à Distance (FEVAD) reports.
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Financial services direct mail drops in US
There were fewer marketing messages from financial services firms dropping onto American doormats last year, reports business intelligence provider Mintel Comperemedia. The number of mailed offers aiming to acquire new customers fell by more than a quarter.
Read MoreHome Delivery Network invests £1.2m in IT
Home Delivery Network (HDNL) plans to save £500,000 a year and reduce its van fleet on the back of a £1.2m IT investment that includes a text message delivery service.
Read MoreDHL Réciproc proves to be an important service
DHL Express France has been successfully operating its return service DHL Réciproc’ with over 64,000 returned parcels handled in 2008.
Read MoreDHL in talks with ABX Air
DHL – which has been trying since last year to hire rival United Parcel Service to sort and fly DHL packages in the United States – says it is talking again with its current cargo-flying partners, ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo.
Read MoreFTD: Oesterreichische Post to challenge Deutsche Post
Oesterreichische Post plans to expand its Transoflex parcel unit in Germany to gain market share from Deutsche Post’s DHL division, the Financial Times Deutschland reported on 13 March, citing management board member Carl-Gerold Mende.
Read MoreMedia House leads Royal Mail campaign
Media House, the Scottish public relations and crisis management company, has been hired by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to help it fight government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail.
Read MoreFedEx founder makes rich list
FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith ranked No. 559 on Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s billionaires.
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