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Deutsche Post's monopoly is not infringement of German constitution

Posted by | Nov 13, 2003 | |

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has ruled that the monopoly held by Deutsche Post, the German postal service, is not an infringement of the German constitution. Six other companies which had hoped to break into the market for postal services had complained about the exclusive licence held by Deutsche Post for the delivery of letters and catalogues, claiming that the sole purpose of the licence was to protect Deutsche Post against competition and to increase the value of shares in the company.

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Business Post expects to launch its UK Mail by April

Posted by | Nov 13, 2003 | |

Business Post expects to launch its UK Mail business by next April, to challenge Royal Mail’s dominance of business mail services.

The UK Mail service will collect post from business customers and undertake the initial sorting before feeding into Royal Mail’s system for local sorting and final delivery. Previous negotiations with Royal Mail failed to reach an agreement but Postcomm, the industry regulator, is expected to finalise a tariff for the service by Christmas.

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Neiman Marcus Group names FedEx companies exclusive carriers

Posted by | Nov 12, 2003 | |

FedEx has announced that The Neiman Marcus Group Inc., a premier upscale American retailer for generations, has selected three FedEx operating companies as exclusive providers of shipping services for all Neiman Marcus divisions.

The three-year agreement will be “multi-modal,” relying on services provided by FedEx Express for domestic and international express deliveries and by FedEx Ground. Neiman Marcus will also utilize FedEx Freight for other freight services.

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DHL to handle Hitachi's global shipments

Posted by | Nov 12, 2003 | |

Hitachi Ltd. will contract integrated logistics company DHL Japan Inc. to ship audiovisual equipment direct from the factory to customers.

The move is in support of a new Hitachi shipping system designed to reduce inventory.

The system will be implemented in April 2004 solely for shipments of liquid-crystal display projectors to Europe. Hitachi will broaden the system to include all audiovisual products in every global market by March 2006.

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Deutsche Telekom snubs logistics partner Deutsche Post

Posted by | Nov 12, 2003 | |

Deutsche Telekom, one of the most important logistics customers for Deutsche Post, is snubbing its one-time sister company and is allowing the majority of its mobile telephones to be sent by Deutsche Post competitor GLS. “We are carrying out an estimated 75 per cent of the entire dispatch volume for T-Mobile”, GLS chief Rico Bank said to ‘Financial Times Deutschland’ when questioned on the matter.

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Hungarian Post Office predicts growth in insurance sales

Posted by | Nov 12, 2003 | |

Hungary’s postal service said two insurers that it jointly co-operates with Germany’s HDI Group have seen strong sales so far in their first year of operation, and anticipate further growth in 2004, as new auto and life insurance products make their way into the market.

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Business Post announces interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2003

Posted by | Nov 12, 2003 | |

Business Post announces encouraging results for the half year ended 30 September 2003 which continue to deliver progress in line with the Group’s Three Year Plan. During the period, turnover of Express was 7% higher at £63.0m. With service performance levels remaining high, the estimated market share again increased, to a little over 7%. Rapid turnover growth in the Group’s newer businesses (165% in HomeServe and 81% in UK Today) continues to complement growth in the core Express business, and the Group’s recent acquisitions (BXT and Weaver Pallet Express) have added further impetus. Peter Kane, Chairman stated “Trading since the half year end has been encouraging, and in line with management’s expectations. With Express continuing to focus on the quality of revenue, the newer businesses continuing to grow strongly and recent acquisitions trading in line with expectations, the Board expects further good progress in the current year and remains very confident about the Group’s long-term potential.”

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