Amazon delivered over 3.5 billion customer packages globally in 2019
Amazon has announced that 2019 holiday season the number of Items delivered with Prime Free One-Day and Prime Free Same-Day Delivery nearly quadrupled
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Management changes at Japan Post over improper sales of insurance policies
Hiroya Masuda, a former minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, will replace current Japan Post CEO Masatsugu Nagato on 6 January. Three executives have stepped down in the wake of an investigation that uncovered more than 12,000 cases of suspected improper sales of insurance products at two subsidiaries in the five years through March 2019,
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Shaping the future of logistics
INFORM’s Senior Vice-President Dr Eva Savelsberg, spoke to Post & Parcel about the diversity of optimisation, how the sector can leverage AI and the importance of thinking ahead
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Hines acquires Royal Mail Sorting Warehouse in Edinburgh
Hines, the international real estate firm, has announced that Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. has...
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FedEx on fiscal 2020: “a year of continued significant challenges and changes”
FedEx has announced its Q2 results – reporting a 40% drop in fiscal second-quarter profits. Domestic Express parcel volumes fell 4.1% compared to last year, while Ground shipments rose 3.5%. Operating profit margins in FedEx’s Ground business decreased to 6.7%, down from 12.4% in the first quarter.
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DPDHL renews protocol with the ITF and UNI Global Union in Latin America
At a recent meeting in Bogota, Colombia representatives from The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Uni Global Union and DPDHL Group reaffirmed their commitment to collaboration and continued dialogue.
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Japan Post CEO considers resigning
Masatsugu Nagato, the chief executive of the former state-owned postal and financial services group Japan Post Holdings Co. said he is considering resigning in the wake of an investigation that uncovered more than 12,000 cases of suspected improper sales of insurance products at two subsidiaries in the five years through March 2019, reports The Japan Times.
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“Consistency is needed” on Christmas return deadlines
Home delivery specialist ParcelHero is urging major retailers to agree on deadlines to help consumers left baffled by random return rules.
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