The week that was: 21 September 2012
Summing up the biggest stories of the week on Post&Parcel, including Brazil’s latest postal strike, FedEx struggles and Yodel’s change of leadership.
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InPost and NCR team up to develop automated post office
Unprofitable post offices of the future could be replaced by fully-automated machines, rather than moved into supermarkets or turned into part-time postal counters.
Read MoreFedEx Express expands Nissan electric vehicle trial
FedEx Express is expanding its electric vehicle trials with Nissan to include testing in Singapore, Brazil and the United States.
Read MoreDHL Global Forwarding developing $48m hub in Sydney
DHL Global Forwarding has started work on a A$45.8m ($48.1m USD) new facility that will bring together its two operational sites within Sydney, Australia.
Read MorePoste Italiane signs partnership deal in Kuwait
Poste Italiane is looking to expand its business in the Middle East, particularly with countries in the Persian Gulf area.
Read MoreGeoPost ups stake in SEUR to 55%, on road to integration
La Poste’s international parcel and express group GeoPost has increased its stake in Spanish express company SEUR to 55% by acquiring a number of its franchises.
Read MoreBrazil’s postal labour dispute set to go to trial
The labour dispute between Brazil Post and the country’s regional postal unions will go to trial, after conciliation talks yesterday failed to reach agreement.
Read MoreRoyal Mail chief backs quotas to tackle gender imbalance
Royal Mail’s chief executive Moya Greene this week declared her support for quotas to bring more of a gender balance to British business.
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