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Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

Interview with Martin CEO of La Poste about La Poste strategic developments domestically and internationally.

Martin Vial stresses the importance of the direct mail segment both in terms of volume and revenue for La Poste. In the future, La Poste wants to increase its market share in the direct mail segment and particularly the un-addressed mail with the acquisitio of Delta Diffusion.

Martin Vial reviews the international expansion of La Poste in the parcels market.

Finally, La Poste has made particular efforts to improve the quality of its services.

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Geologistics wins contract with Princess Cruises

Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

Princess Cruises, the global tour and cruise subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, has named Geologistics Corporation to handle the distribution and supply chain requirements for its technical division. The contract covers just in time (JIT) distribution services, in addition to air and ocean freight forwarding service provision.

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Gist awarded contract by Budgens

Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

Gist, which has been running retailer Budgens transport operations since November 2000, has been awarded another major contract by the local supermarket retailer. The 5 year agreement, which started in July 2001, sees Gist now servicing Budgens entire warehousing and sitribution operations.

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Post Office to crack down on corruption

Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

THE SA Post Office will apply strict financial controls and crack down on widespread corruption, after being given a generous subsidy by government this week.
CEO Maanda Manyatshe said yesterday the organisation was given R1,5bn over three years, one of the biggest allocations by government. This was a big responsibility, and postal employees had to ensure they continued working hard to turn the organisation around.
“This is no time to go back to the old ways (of doing business),” said Manyatshe.
As part of its medium-term expenditure framework, the national treasury said this week it would allocate R600m to the Post Office this year and R300m a year over three years. The move is a shift from an earlier government policy, which saw all postal subsidies halted in March.

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TPG targets 320 mln Euros in cost savings amid expected mail slowdown

Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

AMSTERDAM (AFX) – TPG NV is targeting long-term cost savings of 320 mln eur at its PTT Post division amid expectations of a slowdown in mail volumes in coming years, said chief executive Peter Bakker in an interview with Het Financieele Dagblad.
The cost savings could compensate for as much as a 20 pct decline in mail volumes, Bakker said. Mail volumes are expected to fall due to increased use of email and electronic messaging.
Bakker, who takes over as CEO from today after previously serving as TPG’s chief financial officer, said that every 1 pct decline in mail volume results in 15 mln less profit for the company.
Using machines to sort post according to address is expected to save the company about 265 mln. Another 55 mln in savings is expected from merging and outsourcing call centre activities and the front office operations of post offices.
Bakker expects the company to complete the reorganization and realize the cost savings within seven to eight years.

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UPS Announces New Rates for 2002

Posted by | Nov 1, 2001 | |

UPS today announced that its 2002 rate increase will be in line with changes it has implemented during each of the past several years. The rate change will take effect Jan. 7, 2002, which is one month earlier than in previous years. Customers also have been given a full 60-day notice of the change in response to research indicating they prefer a schedule more in line with their year-end budget planning.

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