Year: 2001

Royal Mail accused on Survey

THE Royal Mail has been accused of trying to con millions of customers into giving it confidential information which it can then sell on.
It has sent them a questionnaire which it claims is designed to help cut down on junk mail.
But critics say the real purpose of the initiative, which includes a survey of personal information more detailed than the national census, is to compile a database of the families, lifestyles and spending habits of millions of Britons.

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India Post seeks high growth in Gulf

INDIA Post will focus on high growth areas like the parcels business and express mail services between India and the Gulf states and plans to shortly introduce its new money transfer service in the UAE, according to Mr B.N. Som, Director-General of India Post.

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UPS Eases the 'Return' Problem

United Parcel Service Inc rolled out an electronic return label that capitalizes on the power of the Internet, letting businesses send e-mail shipping labels directly to customers who need to return merchandise.
Rival FedEx also offers return services, including FedEx NetReturn, which already allows users to e-mail an Express or Ground shipping label to a customer and choose between pickup or drop off.

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DHL to invest $2m

DHL International, an air express courier service, reported Monday that it plans to invest dollars 2 million in its Russian retail network in 2002, Prime-Tass reported.
The company expects its revenues from Russian operations to be more than dollars 3.5 million annually in the near future. So far this year, the DHL express and service centers’ revenues amounted to dollars 1.5 million.

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DHL offers Chinese cheaper delivery

DHL-Sinotrans Ltd, a unit of DHL World wide Express, a leading international express delivery company, launches two new products recently.
Industry analysts predict the move will sharpen the already cutthroat competition in China’s delivery services market.
They said the two products, Jumbo Box and Jumbo Junior, are 40 to 50 percent cheaper than similar services provided by Chinese deliverers and those in the European and US markets.

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Automotive hub for TNT Logistics planned in Singapore

Singapore has been chosen as the automotive logistics hub for TNT Logistics for Asia. According to Mr Joroen de Wilde, regional director for Asia, the company will hook up with a Singapore-based partner to offer infrastructure but declined to disclose the partner. He added that Singapore had the right location and infrastructure to become TNT Logistics’ hub for Asia.

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Blue Dart expects to keep its 40% share in Indian domestic market

Blue Dart Express Ltd (BDEL), which services over 11,000 destinations in India, hopes to keep its 40 percent share in the Indian market at the end of 2001-2002, despite the current slump in the economy. It hopes to make up for the shortfall in the information technology (IT) sector with cargo from the pharmaceutical, consumer durables, banking and the financial services sectors.

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