“Christmas as usual,” says Post Office
The Post Office has insisted that it will be “Christmas as usual” in over 97% of its network of 11,600 branches despite the strike action called by the CWU.
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Walmart announces “last-minute pickup” for Christmas Eve
Walmart has unveiled its plans to serve last-minute shoppers with a free Christmas Eve Pickup commitment for eligible orders placed online by 6 p.m. local time on 23 December.
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Vistaprint opts for Royal Mail’s Tracked 48 services
Royal Mail has been appointed by online printing company Vistaprint to handle customer deliveries across the UK using its Tracked 48 services.
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Threat of industry action at Argos NDC could disrupt Christmas deliveries
The Unite union has announced that drivers working for Wincanton based at Argos’ flagship national distribution centre (NDC) in Staffordshire are set to strike for three days from midnight on Tuesday 20 December.
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Post Office Christmas Week strike
The CWU has announced that UK postal workers will stage five days of strikes over the Christmas Week.
Read Morebpost buys DynaGroup
In a move aimed at strengthening its parcel division with “complementary logistical knowhow”, bpost has agreed to buy 100% of the shares of DynaGroup.
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DHL Supply Chain unveils new Brazilian distribution centre
DHL Supply Chain has consolidated the logistics operations of three Sanofi divisions in Brazil with a new distribution centre in Guarulhos, near São Paulo.
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Route Genie teams up with Asda’s toyou service
Retailers using iForce’s Route Genie platform can now offer their customers the option of picking up their online purchases at any of Asda’s network of 626 stores across the UK.
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