Dutch postal reforms to eliminate Monday deliveries
The Dutch government wants to allow the country’s universal postal service provider to cut back to five days’ delivery per week to avoid “significant” rate rises.
Read MoreYear: 2011
FedEx widens mobile access as customer usage evolves
FedEx has expanded its FedEx Mobile website to 206 countries, in 25 different languages, with more of its customers now accessing shipping information through their mobile phones.
Read MorePostal Digest: UNI condemns sackings; USPS upgrades website
A round-up of some of the other headlines in the global postal industry, also including Poste Italiane’s consumer agreement and cut in Uruguayan Post’s debt…
Read MoreNorway Post reviews driver controls after rule breach
Norway Post has launched a full review of its transport network after its freight division Bring was found to be breaking the law on foreign drivers.
Read MoreCall to boost competition in "stagnant" German letters market
Germany’s Monopolies Commission has called for an end to Deutsche Post’s VAT exemptions and various other measures to counter the “stagnant” competition levels within the German letters market.
Read MoreUK's outbound parcel volumes jump thanks to cross-border e-commerce
Online retailers and catalogue companies in the UK are seizing on opportunities to sell into international markets – resulting in significant growth in international package volumes this Christmas.
Read MoreRural Scots find delivery difficult shopping online, says survey
Consumers in rural and remote areas of Scotland are finding it difficult to shop online because of delivery problems, according to consumer groups.
Read MoreDPD Germany planning €90m investment in network next year
Parcel and express delivery company DPD Germany is planning to invest EUR 90m in expanding its network next year, after a record 2011.
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