Unilever using JD.com logistics to drive expansion in China
The global consumer goods giant Unilever will be using JD.com’s logistics infrastructure and expertise to drive forward its planned expansion in the Chinese market.
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New Chairman of PostNord AB board
Christian Jansson has been elected Chairman of the Board of PostNord AB at a Meeting held on August 14.
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New asset for The Mailing Room
The Mailing Room, based in Manchester, has acquired another independent franking machine supplier, Franking Direct.
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Royal Mail trials parcel postboxes to give more flexibility to online sellers
Royal Mail is trialing the UK’s first ever parcel postboxes in Northampton and Leicester.
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PostNL’s new parcel sorting centre creates 400 jobs
PostNL has opened its twentieth parcel sorting centre centre in the Netherlands. The company has given local employment a boost by creating 400 jobs.
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UK’s ASA set to tell Amazon to drop next day delivery claims in Prime advertising
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is set to tell online retail giant Amazon that its adverts for the Prime service must not include claims for next-day delivery guarantees.
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IBM and Maersk introduce shipping solution, TradeLens
Maersk and IBM have today announced the creation of TradeLens, jointly developed by the two companies to apply blockchain to the world’s global supply chain. The solution which the companies have been working on, reported by Post & Parcel in March, is designed to promote more efficient and secure global trade, bringing together various parties to support information sharing and transparency, and spur industry-wide innovation.
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Successful launch for Austrian Post’s new letter mail product
Austrian Post has announced that a new letter mail product which “offers the option to choose between time-critical and not time-critical items” has been “well received”.
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