UPS elaborates on reasons for acquisition of Mail Boxes Etc
UPS, the USA-based global integrator, has elaborated on the strategic considerations behind its recently announced plan to acquire Mail Boxes Etc
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La Poste profits slump, but logistics revenue jumps
LONDON – La Poste, France’s state mail monopoly, suffered a sharp decline in
net
profits last year due to exceptional costs and higher energy prices, but
parcel
and logistics revenue surged. Net profit slid 51% to 139.2 million euros
($125.3
million) in 2000 from 283.6 million euros ($255.2 million) in 1999.
the [Japanese] Postal Services Agency, part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, plans to begin opening up postal mail transport in April
Nihon Keizai Shimbun has reported that “the [Japanese] Postal Services Agency, part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, plans to begin opening up postal mail transport in April to major shipping and transport companies, including door-to-door parcel delivery firms.
Read MoreLa Poste Blames Falling Pft On Euro, Rising Energy Costs
March 30, 2001 — La Poste, the French state mail monopoly, said Thursday exceptional costs and higher energy prices caused a significant drop in profits in 2000. La Poste reported net profit of EUR139.2 million in 2000, down 51% from EUR283.6 million in 1999.La Poste chief executive Martin Vial cited costs related to the euro switchover, higher transport and energy prices, and the implementation of the 35-hour working week were behind the declining profitability.
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THE Post Office has come in for a fair amount of stick recently about
lower service standards and the high level of industrial disputes. It is
of course Postwatch’s role to highlight this on behalf of the consumer
and to try to help the Post Office to improve the position. The lot of the
individual ‘postie’ is often not an enviable one.
Govt ditches reforms to Australia Post
March 29, 2001 — The Australian federal government has ditched plans to reduce Australia Post’s monopoly of postal services, blaming opposition from Labor and the minor parties. The government originally had proposed legislation that would have allowed Australia Post competitors to shift letters of 50 grams or more, but kept the monopoly for standard letters. Introduced under national competition policy, the bill would also have removed the monopoly on incoming overseas mail, corporatised Australia Post and partially deregulated business mail.
Read MoreTNT Post monopoly charge
March 31, 2001 — CargoWebNews has reported that “PTT Post, part of TNT Post in The Netherlands, is abusing its position as manager of post office boxes, according to its competitor, Mail Merge. Competitor postal companies can only deliver post destined for post offices boxes under strict conditions. Mail Merge is today lodging a complaint with the Dutch postal market regulator, Opta The Dutch Post Office Act states that TPG must provide other suppliers of mail carriage with access to the post office boxes on an equal basis. Mail Merge says that TPG is obstructing access to the post office boxes with a great many conditions, amounting to unfair competition.”
Read MoreSweden Post Contract Strengthens NETdelivery's Position As Leading Electronic Document Delivery Provider
March 29, 2001 — Sweden Post’s recently announced contract with EDS, who has contracted Checkfree i-Solutions and NETdelivery Corporation, for a comprehensive e-business solution for online postal services further positions NETdelivery as the leading provider of advanced electronic document delivery systems. NETdelivery’s technology platform has now been selected by the world’s only two online postal services — as Sweden Post joins Canada Post’s EPOST in offering Internet-based capabilities for businesses and consumers within their countries. NETdelivery partnered with EDS, and Checkfree i-Solutions, an operating group of Checkfree, to build a comprehensive electronic billing system and secure electronic document delivery solution. Together, the companies expect to provide Sweden Post’s business and consumer customers with online services during 2001.
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