The Great London Authority has announced five projects that will benefit from the new £1m Major’s Air Quality Business Fund. They include initiatives in Islington for parcel lockers and a shared electric vehicle for deliveries; and a “micro-consolidation” scheme for parcel deliveries in Southwark.
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As DPD Germany gears up for what it believes will be a record peak season, the company is calling on “municipalities to provide privileged access to municipal parking areas” for delivery vans.
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Speaking at a House of Commons joint committee hearing on improving air quality, a senior medical expert argued that the home delivery sector can play its part in reducing urban pollution by ramping up its use of electric vans.
Read MoreA new survey from Escher Group has indicated that 95% of postal operators either currently offer or plan to deliver a customer app, and 89% offer or plan to offer Digital Mail products.
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The John Lewis Partnership has today (27 November) announced a £100,000 investment in two tech startups, WeFiFo and Exaactly.
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Russian retail chain DIXY has agreed a new partnership with the online retailer OZON.ru which will see OZON Box parcel terminals installed in DIXY stores “in the nearest future”.
Read MoreSwiss Post has reported a profit of 516m francs for the first nine months of 2017, which was 50m francs up on last year.
Read MoreUS retailer Walmart is looking to ramp up its roll-out of Cleveron’s PackRobot parcel lockers to more than 500 stores.
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