DHL hails household parcel boxes “greatest development” since mailbox
Deutsche Post DHL is now offering German households the chance to have their own individual parcel boxes installed, to receive parcels when they are out.
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Austrian Post “fighting for every letter” as profits fall 6.4% in Q1
Austrian Post will spend another EUR 100m this year on its infrastructure, including new automation and sorting technologies as it seeks to continue cutting costs and raising efficiency.
Read MoreUSPS continues call for reforms after latest massive quarterly loss
The US Postal Service signaled its intent to default on another multi-billion dollar payment to the federal government this September, as it recorded a $1.87bn loss in its latest quarter.
Read MoreAmazon adds Sunday deliveries in 15 more US cities
Amazon announced yesterday that customers in 15 additional cities are eligible for Sunday delivery. In addition to the Los Angeles and New York metro areas where Sunday delivery launched in November 2013.
Read MoreBotond Szebeny, Secretary General at PostEurop looks back at the achievements and development of the postal sector over the last 15 years.
“Witnessing the transformation of the postal sector has been absolutely fascinating for me. I’ve seen the industry become more commercial, more dynamic and more profit-orientated in a way which wouldn’t seem possible when I...
Read MoreE-commerce drives B2C parcel volumes for PostNord
During the first quarter of this year, seven in ten Nordic residents bought goods online for a total value of about SEK 44.2 billion. The strong growth of e-commerce was also evident from parcel volumes: PostNord’s e-commerce-related B2C parcel volumes increased by 15 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Read MoreFedEx completes integration of Indian acquisitions
FedEx has said it has now fully integrated two businesses it acquired in India to strengthen its domestic delivery and logistics services in the subcontinent.
Read MoreItella to merge postal and logistics operations
Finland’s national postal operator Itella Group is to merge its post and logistics businesses as part of its cost-cutting plans.
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