The Irish post office, An Post, has bought two same-day delivery firms in Dublin for a sum believed to be in excess of IR£11m. The state postal company acquired JMC Van Trans and Wheels Courier, which will now operate independently within the postal service.
Read MoreThe European Commission’s blueprint for postal services in Europe sharply contradicts Government policy to ensure UK consumers and businesses can continue posting mail to all 27 million addresses nationwide at a uniform and affordable price, the British Post Office told a House of Lords committee. Post Office Chief Executive John Roberts said the proposals from Brussels would, if implemented, give a green light for “cream skimmers” who had no interest in maintaining the universal, uniform-price service to every address. People living in rural areas would be the biggest losers, while individual postal users throughout the UK would face the prospect of steep increases in postage, said Mr. Roberts. See also the report in The Independent
Read MoreAccording to the British newspaper, The Telegraph, the U.K. “Post Office is to trial a new parcel delivery scheme, which will take advantage of its extensive local network. The scheme will allow home shopping customers to nominate a Post Office near their place of work and have the parcel waiting there for collection.”
Read MoreHermes, the parcels delivery arm of the German mail order group Otto Versand, is to develop letter deliveries initially in bulk mail from businesses. http://search.ft.com/serach/multi/globalarchive.jsp?docId=001024006814&query=%22pc
Read MorePost Danmark (Denmark) will start an e-mail service allowing customers to send a letter as e-mail and have it printed and sent as a normal letter the following day. http://library.northernlight.com/FA20001024830000063.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0
Read MoreRoyal Mail has offered to let banks strike individual commercial deals with Post Office retail branches to offer banking services to rural communities, rather than join in the controversial universal bank. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT30NM1HPEC&live
Read MoreTosco Marketing, a US operator of convenience stores and petrol stations, is to introduce a service where shoppers can buy on-line in cafes and pick up and return orders at the same place. http://www.postalwatch.org/2000_10_23_press_crosshairs.htm
Read MoreDeutsche Post has 10.2 billion euros turnover from mail, and 24% of all west European mail markets. It leads German and European express markets and is second to USPS in international mail. (full stats) http://www.amma.org/public/2000/whosonfirst.htm
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