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Express industry welcomes release of ITC study

Posted by | Apr 8, 2004 | |

The Air Courier Conference of America (ACCA) welcomed the release of a study on the express delivery services industry by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The report concluded that U.S.-based express delivery services suppliers encounter a range of trade barriers in foreign markets and that initiatives such as postal reform, trade negotiations, and improvements in customs practices could improve the industry’s competitiveness in foreign markets.

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Palletways expanding into Bologna

Posted by | Apr 8, 2004 | |

Palletways Italia has relocated its central hub in Verona further south to Bologna, the logistics centre of the contry, to accommodate a 50% growth in operations last year. The dedicated hub has 6,510 sqm of warehousing, a two storey office block and has room for future expansion.

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Beck & Call delivers for Amtrak

Posted by | Apr 8, 2004 | |

Beck & Call, the company offering a timed home delivery service for retailers and consumers in south-west London, is now handling home deliveries for parcels carrier Amtrak within its operational area. “It’s a difficult area for us in some ways,” Amtrak managing director Jonathan Smith told e.logistics Magazine. “This arrangement solves our problem, and at the same time pushes more volume through the Beck & Call system.”

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UPS Store records first-year success

Posted by | Apr 7, 2004 | |

One year after launching a historic re-branding campaign, The UPS Store network has generated triple-digit growth in UPS shipping volume and added more than 300 new stores for a total of 3,300 locations. This achievement has led franchisor Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. and its parent company, UPS, to set a goal of expanding The UPS Store network to 5,000 locations in the United States by 2007, including innovative concepts in under-served areas such as urban neighborhoods, Free Enterprise Zones, college campuses and military bases.

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