The week that was: 9 December 2011
Royal Mail has big problems with its website, USPS applies to regulators to slow down First Class Mail, and DHL Express hosts a visit from Prime Minister David Cameron…
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Watchdog urges local input into Post Office Ltd network changes
UK consumer watchdog Consumer Focus has said Post Office Ltd’s plan to turn 2,000 rural post offices into slimmed-down “locals” could work if changes are planned properly.
Read MorePostal Digest: India developing postal bank; Poste Italiane pilots work vouchers
Some more postal news from around the world, including a casual work payment service in Italy, celebration of catalogues in Russia and search for a postal chief in Estonia…
Read MoreCroatian Post acquires printing house as step toward hybrid mail
Croatian Post has become majority owner of one of the country’s largest printing businesses, attached to the daily national newspaper Vjesnik (Journal).
Read MoreUK Prime Minister pays fact-finding visit to DHL Express
British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a visit to the UK headquarters of DHL Express yesterday to find out about international logistics.
Read MoreRoyal Mail apology after website overcharges customers £30,000
Royal Mail issued an apology today as problems with its website led to 600 customers being charged twice while purchasing postage online.
Read MoreInternational postal group saves $400m by being green
Efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the postal industry are also saving hundreds of millions of dollars in operating costs, according to the International Postal Corporation.
Read MoreTotalpost brings US x-ray screening technology to UK mailrooms
Mailroom equipment supplier Totalpost Services has linked up with x-ray screening machine manufacturer Astrophysics Inc. to bring a new range of screening machines to the UK.
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