The ByBox Group has hired Pete Rowse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to cement and continue the group’s growth. This growth has been driven by a number of acquisitions, including echo Ltd and Business Direct. Pete’s role will be to strengthen the ByBox’s financial capabilities while also using his commercial experience to support the group’s future plans.
Read MoreNetDespatch, a parcel shipping platform for retailers, today revealed that there was a marked increase in the number of 2014 Black Friday and Cyber Monday online orders in comparison to last year. These figures are based on parcel labels printed from their SaaS platform by tens of thousands of online retailers – both large and small – fulfilling millions of online orders each day.
Read MoreDPD Germany has said it will be sending parcel recipients text messages or emails if snow or ice cause delays to expected delivery times this festive season.
Read MoreThe White House has named Robert Taub as the new chairman of America’s postal regulator, following the end of Ruth Goldway’s term last month.
Read MoreFollowing the example set by Germany, Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and France, the Spanish postal operator Correos has decided to expand its customer services with KEBA parcel automats. These will operate under the brand name “CityPaq” and a total of sixty systems are to be installed in 2015.
Read MoreFrance’s postal operator La Poste is launching a new product next month that would allow people to access their homes with smartphones, instead of physical keys.
Read MoreWorldwide parcel volumes grew 3.7% year-on-year in in 2013 according to the latest figures from the Universal Postal Union.
Read MoreQuantium Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost Group), is acquiring 100% of Couriers Please Holdings Pty Limited (CP Holdings), an Australia-based parcel delivery company, from New Zealand Post Group for A$ 95 million, complementing its ecommerce logistics capabilities in Australia, in an announcement by the Group.
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