Royal Mail has been awarded a contract from Department of Health and Social Care to deliver additional COVID-19 test kits to households across the UK, seven days a week*. The contract will run alongside Royal Mail Group’s existing agreement to deliver test kits to and collect them from care homes, regional test centres and priority postboxes – a role it has carried out since April 2020.
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Over the last year SwipBox has seen an explosive increase in the number of parcels being delivered to their parcel lockers all over the world. With Black Friday and Christmas shopping just around the corner SwipBox is preparing for a historical peak season.
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Quadient has today announced the findings of a survey into shopping behaviour and parcel delivery expectations, as consumers prepare for Black Friday and Christmas. The survey of 1,000 UK respondents conducted in October 2020, highlights the need for reliable incoming parcel management as delivery volumes rise.
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Canada Post recorded a loss before tax of $265 million in the third quarter of 2020, as declines in Transaction Mail and Direct Marketing revenue and higher costs had a significant impact on earnings. Parcels revenue continued to grow in the quarter, but it was not enough to offset these contributing factors.
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tiramizoo GmbH was founded in 2010 in Munich as an online booking-portal for city couriers. This summer the company won the Innovation category at the World Post & Parcel Awards 2020 for integrating route optimisation software with a self-learning AI algorithm which can fully optimise logistics operations. Martin Sträb, CEO at tiramizoo talks about the award winning platform and how it is has developed over the years.
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Wayne Haubner, CTO at Escher explores the three trends that are set to redefine the customer experience at the post office as well as the innovations that are helping Posts embrace them.
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Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in tech company Adnavem.
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E-commerce shipping platform, Sendcloud, has closed a €12.6 million Series B Round.
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