The German government plans to introduce legislation that would allow it to sell its majority stake in Deutsche Post as early as next year. Legislation expected to be enacted by the end of the year would reverse an earlier law that requires the government to hold a majority stake in the postal service for at least five years after its initial public offering, which was held last November.
Read MoreConsignia, the state-owned mail company formerly known as the Post
Office, has been accused of deliberately stamping on its competition. The
accusation comes from AICES, the trade body that represents companies which
include the giants DHL, FedEx, TNT, UPS and Hays. The body is incensed because
Consignia is suing potential rival Hays although the Government and the
European Union is committed to deregulation.
Art Technology Group Inc., (ATG NASDAQ), is to provide Consignia, formerly The Post Office Group, with its full suite of Dynamo e-commerce applications.
Consignia will use ATG’s systems to support a new transactional e-channel, due to be launched later this year. The goal is to strengthen Consignia’s online presence, providing a greater level of functionality and customer centricity.
Consignia is the latest blue chip company to select ATG’s e-commerce applications. Other clients include Kingfisher, HSBC, Sony and General Motors.
Read MoreThe management of Wincanton had been waiting keenly ftr the day they would be given the independence to run the company based on their own logistics experience and instincts. That day came on 18 May when the logistics operator dermerged from its parent, convenience foods business Uniq.
Read MoreLynx Express has entered into a three year agreement to jointly pronlote and sell a United States Postal Service (USPS) product called Priority Mail in the UK and Europe.
The parties will collaborate on branding, sales and marketing initiatives, and packaging design, with the goal being to capture a substantial share of the west bound distribution market over the next three years.
The U.S. Postal Service, trying to compete more aggressively with shipping companies, is offering its first-ever discounts on two- and three-day delivery service between U.S. cities and more than 200 other countries
Read MoreThe French deposit office CDC is said to have agreed to acquire a stake in the French post office (La Poste)’s new holding company, SR2, if La Poste asks it to do so. The ball is believed to be in the court of the post office, which says that it has nothing to announce for the moment. Patrick Werner, La Poste’s managing director, points out that his organisation has already formed partnerships with CDC within the insurance company CNP Assurances and Sogeposte, in centralising La Poste’s Livret A savings account, and in refinancing its property loans.
Read MoreBy MARK KLEINMAN Postwatch, the postal industry consumer watchdog, is looking at
hiring an ad agency as it seeks to inform the public about the
changes taking place in the mail delivery market. Postwatch, the brand name for the Consumer Council for Postal
Services, was launched in March to monitor the performance of
licensed postal operators, including Consignia, the parent company
of Royal Mail, and the Post Office.
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