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An Post unveils its Gateway for global e-Commerce

Dec 6, 2019 | E-Commerce, Parcel, Post | 0 |

An Post has unveiled the Dublin Parcel Hub (DPH), a €15 million investment in automated parcel processing at Oak Road, Dublin 12.

Wincanton renews contract with Waitrose & Partners

Dec 5, 2019 | Infrastructure, Retail | 0 |

British third-party logistics (3PL) company, Wincanton, will continue to manage the storage and distribution of wines and spirits for Waitrose & Partners after signing a three-year contract renewal with the Partnership.

Central London tops list of UK’s most prolific shoppers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Dec 5, 2019 | E-Commerce, Parcel, Post, Retail | 0 |

Royal Mail has revealed the top ten areas where shoppers made the most online purchases over the course of Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year.

GMB: Yodel staff will not be paid December wages until next year

Dec 5, 2019 | E-Commerce, Parcel | 0 |

Trade Union GMB London has revealed that full-time workers at courier service Yodel, including at the Hatfield depot, have been told they will not be paid their wages for December until they return to work in the New Year.

Mayfair to become majority shareholder in Parcel2Go

Dec 4, 2019 | Parcel | 0 |

Mayfair Equity Partners is backing the management buyout of Parcel2Go – a UK price comparison website (PCW) for parcel delivery services. The management team will remain unchanged.

DPD: cyber weekend parcel volumes up 13%

Dec 4, 2019 | Parcel | 0 |

UK domestic parcels carrier, DPD UK, has recorded its biggest ever Cyber Weekend, with parcel volumes up 13% on last year.

New President for UPS’s global Healthcare and Life Sciences unit

Dec 4, 2019 | E-Commerce, Parcel | 0 |

UPS has appointed Wes Wheeler, currently CEO of Marken, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS, as President of UPS’s global Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) unit. The move is effective immediately.

Pitney Bowes teams up with Shippit

Dec 4, 2019 | Parcel, Post | 0 |

Retail logistics software platform Shippit has announced a partnership with Pitney Bowes, a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of e-commerce, shipping, mailing, finance and data, to provide small business customers more choice and flexibility for parcel delivery services.

DPDgroup GM Rob Fowler becomes CEO of Volta Trucks

Dec 4, 2019 | Innovation, Parcel, Sustainability | 0 |

Volta Trucks – the Swedish startup behind a new generation of fully electric trucks has appointed Rob Fowler, current General Manager of CSR and Technical Planning at DPDgroup UK, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 10th February 2020.

Koen Van Gerven: “2019 has been a challenging year in financial terms”

Dec 3, 2019 | E-Commerce, Parcel, Post | 0 |

bpost is going to pay its shareholders an interim dividend of 0.62 euros per share. This is over 40 % less than the payment from a year ago of € 1.06.

Amazon: investing in renewable energy is a critical step

Dec 3, 2019 | E-Commerce, Sustainability | 0 |

Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and Spain that support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy target by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040.

TOMORROW’S LAST MILE CONCEPTS, TODAY

Dec 2, 2019 | Innovation, Post | 0 |

The last mile is on everyone’s mind. As e-commerce grows, issues with capacity, labour shortages, and pollution are driving the need for innovative delivery solutions.

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Wincanton renews contract with Waitrose & Partners

Central London tops list of UK's most prolific shoppers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

GMB: Yodel staff will not be paid December wages until next year

Mayfair to become majority shareholder in Parcel2Go

Category: News

An Post unveils its Gateway for global e-Commerce

Wincanton renews contract with Waitrose & Partners

Central London tops list of UK’s most prolific shoppers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

GMB: Yodel staff will not be paid December wages until next year

Mayfair to become majority shareholder in Parcel2Go

DPD: cyber weekend parcel volumes up 13%

New President for UPS’s global Healthcare and Life Sciences unit

Pitney Bowes teams up with Shippit

DPDgroup GM Rob Fowler becomes CEO of Volta Trucks

Koen Van Gerven: “2019 has been a challenging year in financial terms”

Amazon: investing in renewable energy is a critical step

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