Escher shares rally on Pos Malaysia contract win
US point-of-sale software specialist Escher Group has won an important new contract, to upgrade IT systems at Post Malaysia’s post offices.
Read MoreYear: 2012
Irish parcel carrier Nightline expecting later, bigger Christmas peak
Ireland’s largest private-sector delivery company is expecting the country’s Christmas peak in parcel volumes to be later and higher than ever before.
Read MoreThe week that was: 7 December 2012
Summing up the biggest stories of the week on Post&Parcel, with a mail boycott threat in the UK, Google getting into the shipping business and UPS forging a new alliance with the US Postal Service…
Read MoreRoyal Mail to simplify consumer parcel services from April 2013
Royal Mail today unveiled plans to simplify its line-up of domestic parcel services for consumers, small businesses and franking customers.
Read MoreItella to hike business mail rates by up to 10%
Finland’s businesses could find their postal rates going up by as much as 10% at the start of next year.
Read MoreInPost expanding “EasyPack” networks in Slovakia and Chile
InPost has been continuing to make progress in expanding its parcel terminal presence in Europe and Latin America.
Read MoreUPU cross-border tariff changes hit MaltaPost profits
MaltaPost has blamed changes in international mail tariffs made by the Universal Postal Union as it recorded a 32.3% drop in pre-tax profits over the past 12 months.
Read MorePostal Digest – News from Canada, Switzerland, Lithuania and Italy
Rounding up more of the latest news from the global postal industry, including a union deal for Swiss Post, liberalisation in Lithuania, and more partnerships for Poste Italiane.
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