March 28, 2001 — “As it loses its monopoly on UK postal services,” CommentWire.Com has reported, “Consignia [the new name for the British post office] is shifting its focus to make sure it doesn’t lose revenue. It’s well on the way to becoming a one-stop-shop supply chain solutions firm, with services ranging from logistics to eFulfillment. Diversifying should allow Consignia to meet the challenge from its competitors, not just in the UK but globally.”
Read MoreDue to a $2 bil deficit, the US Postal Service has imposed a freeze on new
construction and major renovations in 2001, including 64 sites in New York
Spanish state postal services company Correos y Telegrafos is making big
changes to consolidate its leadership in the traditional postal services
sector and to gain market share in packaging, banking and e-commerce.
On
March 20th, competition officials in the European Commission (EC) enjoyed a
rare moment of satisfaction when their boss, Mario Monti, announced the
findings of a lengthy inquiry into the group’s business practices.
A £480million scheme to revamp the country’s 18,000 Post Offices
will be announced by the Government this week.
CREDIT card firms are charging customers hundreds of thousands of pounds
in interest for failing to meet payment deadlines because first-class letters
arrive up to eight days late.
Pitney Bowes today announced the addition of high volume inbound mail sorting capability and voice recognition technology for automated address look-up to its
incoming messaging solutions product line
A new spin has been put on the rapid home delivery business by Beck & Call, the latest last-mile specialist to hit the London scene. Web shoppers using specified sites (among them Amazon.com, BOL, BigSave, Boden and Best of British) enter the address of Beck & Call’s west London warehouse as their delivery point. When the goods arrive, Beck & Call notifies the customer (by SMS, email or phone), and offers free delivery within 15 minutes to either side of any nominated time between 7am and 11pm. The e-tailers themselves carry the cost.
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