Gagewell bought by Clipper
Gagewell (based in Leeds, England) bought by Clipper (also based in Leeds).
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FedEx offer online discounts
FedEx Corp.’s smaller business customers can save 10 percent on many express services by going online, the delivery company announced Tuesday in a bid to extend discounts to firms that usually don’t qualify for them.
Read MoreIRS site to accept tax returns, payments
Inter@ctiveWeek has reported that the U.S. Treasury Department has unveiled a system to let companies and individuals file tax returns and pay taxes via the Internet The system also will allow taxpayers to check the status of their taxes anytime on the Web, and to have quarterly estimated taxes deducted automatically from their bank accounts.
Read MoreDramatic fall in direct mail spend
Judging by the latest research there’s no room for industry complacency about the rest!ience of direct marketing in the face of a recession. New figures from media spend monitor AC Nielsen NlIS reveal there has been a fall in spend by the top 10 companies year on year to May 2001 of £50 million
Despite direct mail spend last year show inga healthy rise of 1 per cent on 1998/1999, figures from June 2000 to May 2001 show a year on year fall ofjust under 10 per cent in spend. from £1.4 billion to £1.27 billion.
TPG outlook cut to stable from positive
Standard & Poor’s Corp said said it revised downwards its outlook on TPG NV to stable from positive. The revision reflects concerns that the current uncertainty and weakness in the US and European economies will impact sales growth and profitability in the group’s express business, diluting the more favourable trends in mail and logistics, the ratings agency said.
Read MoreTNT: New Spain – E Europe Road Routes
Courier group TNT has opened up three new road routes linking Spain with eastern Europe. They are to Ukraine, Slovenia and Croatia, adding to those recently launched to Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, said a company statement
Read MoreUSPS: Postal Service announces unique payment and delivery solutions
The U.S. Postal Service
today announced unique enhancements to its USPS eBillPay and Priority Mail
services that tie electronic financial transactions to the Postal Service’s
traditional delivery of packages. These enhancements are a milestone in the
implementation of the original plan that was announced with the national
launch of USPS eBillPay in April 2000, and provide consumers with the ability
to send money and pay for merchandise at the time of delivery electronically,
securely and conveniently.
Consignia response to Postcomm consultation paper on competition
CONSIGNIA URGES MORE CHOICE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS BUT WARNS POSTCOMM’S PROPOSALS
MAY MEAN DEARER POSTAGE FOR MOST CONSUMERS. Consignia stresses that it wants all customers to have greater choice.
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