UPS sees double digit growth in first quarter
UPS sees double digit growth in first quarter
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EU Enlargement – Mixed feelings about end of trade barriers
Transport companies operating in central and eastern Europe are looking forward to a boom in business as their countries join the EU. However, some are concerned about international competition, writes Paul Sandle
On 1 May the centre of gravity of the EU will shift east as 10 countries, mainly former communist states in eastern Europe, join the club.
Major players rev up parcel delivery trade
Courier services in Eastern Europe have blossomed in recent years and the major players have shown an active interest.
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Marek Rozycki spotted a gap in the market for a domestic express operator in 1991 and set up Masterlink with six Czech motorcycles, four of which were not working on the first day.
But, from that inauspicious start, the business took off.
“The market exploded and we grew very rapidly, ” Rozycki says.
Read MoreFedEx US Rebrands Kinko’s Unit
Nearly five months after FedEx announced the purchase of Kinko’s for USD2.4 billion in cash, it said it would be rebranding the separately run unit as FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers. The company unveiled the new FedEx Kinko’s logo and brand to employees at an event in Dallas earlier in the day, while also announcing a timetable for the rollout of FedEx services at 1,100 stores in the U.S. By the third-quarter, the company said its day-definite ground and time-definite global express shipping services will be available at all FedEx Kinko’s stores.
“This new brand leverages the historical strengths of both companies while powerfully redefining the future of the business services marketplace,” said Fred Smith, chairman and CEO. “The FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Center brand will serve as a beacon to businesses large and small searching for a total business solutions center.”
Read MoreNew services operated in 2004 by the Yemen Postal Authority
The “September 26” newspaper quoted Director of the Yemen Postal Authority, Muhammad Margham, who said in February 2004 that during 2004 the Authority will implement fourteen projects to develop existing services and introduce new services. Among these projects are the addition of new buildings to branch post offices nationwide and the introduction of new services like registered mail which will allow customers to follow their registered letters on the Internet.
Read MoreHong Kong Post launches new electronic mail service
Hong Kong Post is turning a stumbling block into a stepping stone as it launches a new service to take advantage of consumers’ increasing preference for electronic mail over standard postal service. With regular mail deliveries in steady decline around the world, Hong Kong Post is repositioning itself by developing applications for securing and authenticating transactions over the Internet. Other postal services are adopting a similar strategy, with the US Postal Service unveiling a service that lets customers e-mail electronic documents to the agency for digital postmarking.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail failing users admits chief exec
The GBP500,000 a-year head of the Royal Mail has admitted Britain’s much criticised postal service is “falling short” of public expectations.
Chief executive Adam Crozier apologised for huge disruption caused in some parts of the country by strikes and a move to a single daily delivery. On Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Crozier said: “We have to get the situation sorted as quickly as possible.”
He said the move to a single delivery, designed to save GBP350million a year, was the biggest change to Britain’s postal services for half a century.
He added: “Where it has been bedded in, it is working extremely well.”
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