Vistaprint opts for Royal Mail’s Tracked 48 services
Royal Mail has been appointed by online printing company Vistaprint to handle customer deliveries across the UK using its Tracked 48 services.
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Threat of industry action at Argos NDC could disrupt Christmas deliveries
The Unite union has announced that drivers working for Wincanton based at Argos’ flagship national distribution centre (NDC) in Staffordshire are set to strike for three days from midnight on Tuesday 20 December.
Read MorePost Office Christmas Week strike
The CWU has announced that UK postal workers will stage five days of strikes over the Christmas Week.
Read Morebpost buys DynaGroup
In a move aimed at strengthening its parcel division with “complementary logistical knowhow”, bpost has agreed to buy 100% of the shares of DynaGroup.
Read MoreDHL Supply Chain unveils new Brazilian distribution centre
DHL Supply Chain has consolidated the logistics operations of three Sanofi divisions in Brazil with a new distribution centre in Guarulhos, near São Paulo.
Read MoreRoute Genie teams up with Asda’s toyou service
Retailers using iForce’s Route Genie platform can now offer their customers the option of picking up their online purchases at any of Asda’s network of 626 stores across the UK.
Read MorePostEurop calls for cross-border regulations that “better reflect market conditions”
PostEurop has said that it welcomes the European Council’s recognition that the European Commission’s proposal on cross-border parcel delivery “goes far too far”.
Read MoreShipRush unveils “Rate Dashboard”
Shipping software provider ShipRush has announced that its website now features a proprietary Rate Dashboard that gives small business shippers real-time, side-by-side comparisons of parcel rates and delivery times on a single screen.
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