EU files anti-trust objections against Belgian postal operator La Poste
Hays objects to cross-subsidies!
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Post Office fears wildcat strikes at sorting offices
Post Office fears wildcat strikes at sorting offices
Read MoreLetter: Postal challenges
Letter from Richard Dykes
Read MoreLa Poste Plans Delta Diffusion Takeover
French post office La Poste plans to take over Delta Diffusion, via its subsidiary Mediapost. Delta Diffusion, the targeted mail-shot and geomarketing specialist with a turnover of 127m euros is a subsidiary of Comareg, part of the Vivendi Universal Publishing group
Read MoreAustralia: Direct Mail is Booming
In the global junk mail world, Australians are among the underprivileged, forced to exist on just 208 pieces of junk mail a person each year, according to Gary Lee, the Australia Post executive who runs the core letters business. Lucky Western Europeans get about 400 pieces a person, depending on the country. And Americans enjoy a lip-smacking 700-plus pieces of junk mail each nearly 200 billion pieces zipping from coast to coast annually
Read MoreBritish Airways narrows loss
British Airways PLC reported a narrower loss for the fourth quarter despite the combined effects of a slowing U.S. economy, foot-and-mouth disease and malfunctioning computers. The world’s fourth-biggest airline posted a profit for the full year today, and its annual operating earnings beat most analysts’ forecasts despite higher fuel prices.
Read MoreUPS acquires IShip.com
United Parcel Service Inc. has acquired the Bellevue-based IShip.com unit of Stamps.com Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
Read MoreUPS Fritz purchase to close this week
United Parcel Service acquired Fritz for $450m by the issue of 7.4m ‘B’shares in UPS.
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