Fresh concerns have been raised about the new post office-based bank by a consumer watchdog which fears benefit claimants may not be given enough choice about how to cash their cheques. Postwatch, the consumer watchdog, is urging Consignia to consult urgently about the implications for four million benefits claimants.
Read MorePrime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won a tough fight with conservatives in his own party to open the postal service to competition, but critics said Thursday the legislation is so watered down that real change is unlikely.
Read MorePostcomm today proposed a set of terms and conditions for the standard postal
licence which will enable rival operators to provide mail services in competition with Consignia. Up to now, with the exception of Consignia’s, all postal licences have been restricted to pilot schemes of 12 months duration. The new standard licence will have a minimum life of seven years.
W S Container Transit (WSC) has been appointed as a new member of the pallet network Pall-Ex in the Liverpool postcode area.
Read MoreSmall and medium-sized frozen food manufacturers will soon be able to take advantage of Gold, Christian Salvesens new door-to-door delivery scheme.
Read MoreWincanton has been awarded a five-year contract to handle the distribution of bottled and packaged milk for midlands Co-op.
Read MoreDeutsche Bahn, the German state-owned railway, launches a $2 billion-plus takeover of freight forwarder Stinnes in a bid to create a new European logistics giant. The purchase of Stinnes, parent of Schenker, one of Europe’s chief integrated logistics providers, from German power utility E.ON will triple Deutsche Bahn’s cargo traffic and add maritime, road and air freight to its core rail operations.
Read MoreUnited Parcel Service Inc. plans to open 1,000 Mail Boxes Etc. stores in Germany in the next 10 years to gain more retail customers in Europe’s largest economy, Handelsblatt said, citing Gunnar Adalberth, head of United Parcel’s German unit.
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