Sainsbury’s trials 30-minute Click and Collect grocery service
Sainsbury’s has launched a trial service that enables customers to order their shopping via the Chop Chop app and pick it up from store 30 minutes later.
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Swiss Post to abolish customs inspection fee in 2018
Swiss Post has announced that, following a new agreement with the price regulator, it will be dispensing with customs inspection fees from 1 January 2018.
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FedEx and UPS CEOs call for US policy changes
In an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal, David Abney and Frederick W. Smith, respectively the Chairmen and CEOs of UPS and FedEx, have jointly called on the US Congress and the Administration to “significant policy changes including simplifying taxes, investing in infrastructure and modernizing trade agreements”.
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Qatar Post renovating Al Rayyan branch
Qatar Post has announced that its Al Rayyan branch is currently closed for renovation.
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EC approves €45m Czech support scheme for refuelling and recharging stations for low emission vehicles
The European Commission (EC) has found that plans by the Czech Republic to support the creation of a network of refuelling and recharging stations for low emission vehicles to be in line with European Union (EU) state aid rules.
Read MoreJD.com reports Q2 loss
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has reported a net loss of RMB287.0m ($42.3m) for the second quarter (Q2).
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Scottish Lib Dem MSP calls on Ofcom to investigate “unfair delivery charges”
Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Mike Rumbles MSP has written to the UK regulator Ofcom to request a full investigation into perceived “unfair delivery charges” that consumers in rural Scotland are paying for their parcels.
Read MoreALDI launching grocery delivery pilot with Instacart
ALDI is working with Instacart on a pilot on-demand grocery delivery service in the US.
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