La Poste posts €11.9bn revenue for H1 2017
Le Groupe La Poste has reported that its consolidated revenue for the first half (H1) of 2017 was €11,905m, up around 1.1% on last year.
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Construction completed on Amazon’s iPort facility
Real estate developer Verdion has announced that it has completed construction of the new £100m logistics facility for Amazon at iPort, its strategic rail freight interchange in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
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myHermes cutting parcel prices for Summer promotion
myHermes has announced it is cutting parcel rates by up to 40% in a “summer sale”.
Read MoreAramex reports “strong” Q2 performance
Aramex has reported that its revenues for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 were up 4% to AED 1,148m.
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UPS expanding alcohol shipping capability
UPS has reported that it is expanding its ability to ship alcohol, wine and beer around the world.
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Eyes in the sky
Amazon has been granted a patent for a concept that envisages using delivery drones to scan the properties of parcel recipients to see if they may be in need of extra services.
Read MoreSnapdeal/Flipkart deal is off
Indian e-commerce players Snapdeal and Flipkart appear to have ended their merger talks.
Read MoreSmall is beautiful
Amazon has announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs using its marketplaces sold more than 2bn items in a “record-breaking” first half of 2017.
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