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distribution & logistics experts building model that will support direct consumer sales as internet shopping changes face of the retail sector
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Deutsche Post to acquire a 49 percent stake in Guipuzcoana in Spain and Portugal: A further move in the completion of the European network
July 1999 Deutsche Post has acquired a 49 percent stake in the Spanish parcel carrier, Guipuzcoana. It has an option over another two percent of the company shares exercisable after three years. Guipuzcoana group has 1700 employees persons and operates some 1600 vehicles through some 63 locations in Spain and Portugal. Company-wide revenues in 1998 amounted to around Ptas 31 000 million (Euro 186 million).
Read MoreThe Home Delivery Challenge for Grocery Products
E-commerc concepts developed around home delivery of groceries have struggled because of supply chain impediments
Read MoreConsignia acquires Der Kurier
15 April 1999 the UK Post Office (now called Consignia)acquired the German Express Parcel Carrier Der Kurier at a price stated in the annual report of less than £10m
Read MoreCourier and Express Services
Key Note report on courier & express services in the UK – domestic and international. Market size, competitor analysis, SWOT, company profiles.
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