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UPS has announced the appointment of Nicole “Nikki” Clifton as President of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, effective November 1, and the retirement of Eduardo “Ed” Martinez. Nikki will lead UPS’s global philanthropy, social impact and community engagement efforts as part of UPS’s new Corporate Affairs, Communications and Sustainability team.
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Volta Trucks has announced the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board of Directors and a new Board Member.
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bpost group has announced plans to purchase more than 320 double deck trailers for letters and parcels by 2030, and up to 550 more in the following 20 years, a first in the parcels sector in Belgium.
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Tesco today joined a group of now 27 big corporates publicly calling on the UK Government to target 100% zero emission car and van sales from 2030. The Government is currently revising its plans.
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To coincide with the International Post Corporation’s Green Postal Day, today CEOs of 15 posts worldwide have reiterated the postal commitment to further reduce the carbon footprint of delivery, despite the increase in e-commerce.
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DHL Express has announced a price increase today that will take effect on January 1, 2021. The average rate increase in Hong Kong and Macau will be 4.9 %, compared to 2020.
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A new partnership between An Post and Irish renewable energy provider SSE Airtricity streamlines the entire process of green home retrofitting and makes it easily accessible online or via Post Offices across Ireland.
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Walmart has announced a new pilot with Flytrex, an end-to-end drone delivery company.
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Amazon’s Prime Air this weekend received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its unmanned package-delivery drones.
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Amazon has announced it is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year.
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bpost and SwipBox have teamed up to launch a dense parcel locker network of lean parcel lockers that are battery driven and bluetooth enabled.
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Nine out of ten shoppers say free delivery is their number one incentive to spend more, reveals new research conducted by the e-commerce delivery specialist ParcelHero. Orders with free shipping are also 30% higher on average than those with delivery costs.
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