MetaPack partners with HERE Technologies
MetaPack has partnered with mapping and location services specialist HERE Technologies to provide an “optimised e-commerce buying experience” for retailers, brands and their customers.
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SingPost revenue up 6.2%, but profit down 13.6%
Singapore Post has announced that its revenue for the first quarter (Q1) increased 6.2% to S$354.1m, due to growth in the postal and logistics segments, but its profits were down.
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New Zealand Post to pilot “multi-brand subscription parcel delivery service”
NZ Post is about to launch a trial for a new delivery service, called Shipmate, which will mean that online shoppers can make an up-front payment and then be entitled to an unlimited number of purchases with no delivery fee from participating online retailers.
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Amazon’s multimodal mobile drone stations
Amazon has been granted a patent for an intermodal delivery concept that envisages goods being shipped to areas of anticipated high demand onboard a train, containership or truck – and then being despatched to customers by drones which fly back and forth on their delivery runs while the train/ship/truck is still in motion.
Read MoreStrong e-commerce growth continues at PostNL
PostNL has reported that its revenue for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 was €836m, up from €824m in last year’s Q2.
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Yamato reports parcel volume increase
Japan’s Yamato has reported an increase in small parcel volumes for July.
Read Morebpost revenues increase driven by “excellent parcels performance”
bpost has announced revenues of €699.6m for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, up 18.2% on Q2 2016.
Read MoreHermes re-certified for ISO standards
Hermes has reported that it has been re-certified to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards.
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