Deliveroo launches Lunchbox delivery service in London
Deliveroo has launched a new “Lunchbox” service in parts of London, which will enable customers to order selected meals from participating restaurants for £6 – with delivery included.
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PostNL reaches additional agreements with unions
PostNL has made additional agreements with the trade unions representing its personnel over salary issues, travel expenses and the new generation pact.
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Funding for smart energy systems
The City of Edinburgh Council has up to £80,000 to invest in studies that look at how smart energy systems and renewable energy could be integrated into a future mass-market electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
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GEODIS opens new Parisian distribution centre
GEODIS has opened a new 15,000 m2 depot in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which it says will “underscore” its commitment to a “cleaner urban distribution”, and has also announced plans to add more electric vehicles to its delivery fleet.
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Christmas Cloud
As part of its offerings for the festive season, Swiss Post has produced multi-lingual audio recordings of Christmas stories which will be available on Soundcloud.
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Albertsons teams up with Instacart for one-hour deliveries
US-based grocery retailer Albertsons is now offering its customers same-day deliveries in as little as one hour through an agreement with the on-demand specialist Instacart.
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“Back Friday” peak
CollectPlus has predicted that today (1 December) – dubbed ‘Back Friday’ – will see a peak in returns as shoppers send back the online bargains purchased during this year’s ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ sales.
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Le Groupe La Poste mulling plans for Parisian parcel micro-hubs
Le Groupe La Poste has announced that it is considering plans to set up 80 “micro-hubs” in the city of Paris that could be used to manage environmentally-friendly, round-the-clock parcel deliveries.
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