Royal Mail chooses Zebra Technologies to supply new hand-held devices
Royal Mail has chosen Zebra Technologies as the provider of its new hand-held devices, called Postal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
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John Menzies buys Scottish Highlands parcel firm
John Menzies plc has bought AJG Parcels Limited (AJG), which operates in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
Read MoreFetchr announces app for ‘no fixed address’ deliveries
Dubai-based Fetchr has announced the launch of an app which enables deliveries to be made to recipients who do not have a fixed street address.
Read More“Universal service remains important – but needs updating,” argue European postal chiefs
Postal chiefs speaking yesterday at the World Mail and Express Europe conference argued that the concept of the universal service operator (USO) remains important, but needs to be updated to take into accounts changes in customers’ needs and new technology.
Read MoreIndustry achievements celebrated at World Mail Awards
The 16th Annual World Mail Awards tonight (9 June) provided mail and express organisations from around the globe with an opportunity to showcase and celebrate their innovation, creativity and leadership.
Read MoreIndia’s Finance Minister says new Goods and Service Tax regulations and e-commerce will boost express delivery sector
Speaking at an Express Industry Council of India (EICI) conference today, India’s Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha, highlighted how the e-commerce boom and the long-awaited new Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform will both help to boost the express delivery market.
Read MoreWorld’s largest e-commerce markets to double in size by 2018, says report
The world’s largest ecommerce markets – the US, China, the UK and Germany – are expected to double in size by 2018, according to a new study from OC&C Strategy Consultants, PayPal and Google.
Read MoreFarmdrop aims to raise £3m to fund home delivery plans
Farmdrop, the online marketplace which “connects London shoppers with local farmers”, is hoping to raise around £3 million in new investment in order to fund its plans for a city-wide home delivery service.
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