Wal-Mart cuts ShippingPass delivery time from 3 to 2 days
Wal-Mart is reducing the delivery time for its ShippingPass membership programme from three to two days.
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Apple invests $1bn in Didi Chuxing
Technology and smartphone giant Apple has invested $1bn in the Chinese ride-hailing app, Didi Chuxing (DiDi).
Read MoreE-kart running parcel locker pilot
Flipkart’s logistics company E-kart is running a pilot programme using automated parcel lockers, according to local sources.
Read MoreEscher to pilot loyalty platform for Saudi Post
Escher Group has announced that is to pilot a loyalty platform for Saudi Post.
Read MoreDHL Parcel now offering day and evening two-hour delivery windows in five German cities
DHL Parcel has announced that online shoppers in five German cities can now “choose when exactly they would like their parcels delivered”, by selecting a two-hour time window between 10:00 am and 9:00 pm.
Read MoreRoyal Mail to offer free delivery confirmation on barcoded Standard parcels
Royal Mail has confirmed to Post&Parcel today that it will start offering free online Delivery Confirmation on barcoded Standard parcels “from Summer 2016”.
Read MoreBring Cargo uses Descartes for EU Union Customs Code compliance
Posten Norge’s Bring Cargo UK is using the cloud-based Descartes e-Customs solution to help ensure compliance with the European Union’s (EU) new Union Customs Code (UCC) legislation which came into effect on 1 May.
Read MoreRoyal Mail pay dispute update
Royal Mail managers who are part of the union Unite began a “work to rule” policy on 4 May in support of their pay dispute, and they are now set to start on overtime ban from 05:00 am next Wednesday (18 May).
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