UK government partnerships with the Post Office to rollout of foreign national ID cards
The UK Border Agency to trial technology at 17 Crown Post Offices to provide foreign nationals applying for identity cards.
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Whatever happened to the Mail Moment?
In the late 1980s Royal Mail defined something called the Mail Moment – that special time when the mail drops on the doormat and everyone in the household rushed to see what had come through the door. Today that moment seems to have passed and what we have now is an Email Moment as we respond, almost Pavlov like to Blackberry’s and iPhones.
Read MoreUPS pilot Direct to Door service
UPS is piloting a first-to-market service called UPS Direct to Door, delivering premium offers and samples from brands and retailers to recipients of UPS residential shipments in the US.
Read MoreLabour to debate future of mail at Conference
The future of Royal Mail in the UK is to be debated at the Labour Party conference after a motion from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) was accepted, reports the BBC.
Read MoreUK postal strike ‘could close firms’
Entrepreneurs across London are warning their businesses may go bust if the postal strike continues, reports the BBC.
Read More$4bn USPS bill passed
Legislation has been passed by the US House of Representatives on 25 September that slashes the amount of money the USPS is required to pay into its retirement account this year by $4bn.
Read MoreDelivering a greener future?
At a CEO forum in Germany on 29 September, Deutsche Post DHL’s Frank Appel will discuss his company’s new study analysing customer needs in the year 2020 and beyond, Post&Parcel investigates its views on climate change and CO2 reduction.
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