Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Deutsche Post launches pilot scheme to enter mail-order pharmacy market

Posted by | Mar 10, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post AG said it will start offering pharmaceuticals through its partner, German discount pharmacy Easy-Apotheke, at selected post offices this week as it mulls entering the drug mail-order market, Financial Times Deutschland said.

‘We see the project as a good opportunity to expand the usability of our branches,’ the paper quoted a Deutsche Post spokesman as saying.

Customers will be able to fill in order forms at post offices and get their delivery within two working days.

Oliver Blume, managing director at Easy-Apotheke, which had sales of about 50 mln eur in 2007, says the offer looks to be the fastest pharmaceuticals delivery service on the market.

Eighteen post offices in the German cities of Stuttgart, Hanover and Hildesheim are participating in the pilot scheme, which will last for six months.

German retailers including DM and Schlecker have recently introduced drug delivery services via mail-order pharmacies, a move that is seen by many as a prearrangement to launching own drug retail operations.

German regulations currently restrict ownership of pharmacies to certified pharmacists and limit the number outlets in a pharmacy chain, but companies expect a ruling by the European Court of Justice to quash these restrictions.

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Deutsche Post CEO mulls tie-up of US express operations with FedEx

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG’s chief executive Frank Appel is mulling a tie-up of the company’s troubled US express operations with rival FedEx Corp, Financial Times Deutschland reported, without saying where it got the information.

Appel said yesterday he will present the company’s decision in May on the future of the US express operations, which have posted unspecified losses since the company entered the market in 2004.

There have already been repeated talks with FedEx head Frederick Smith, FT Deutschland reported today.

But to retain some leverage, Appel is also looking into a possible tie-up with regional US express mail companies, it said.

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FedEx Female Employees Shoulder Great Responsibilities

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, FedEx Express, is recognizing the accomplishments of women around the world. Female employees are key contributors to the culture and success of FedEx. In China, female employees account for 32 pct of the workforce, which is more than 6,000, and play an increasingly strong and significant role in various functional groups.

FedEx People-Service-Profit (PSP) philosophy offers equal employment opportunities to the best-qualified individuals for every job opening when hiring and promoting. FedEx also has in place a committed and sustained program that nurtures female talent and expertise, and actively helps women rise through the ranks and take leading roles in the company.

At present, nearly 40 pct of the managing directors and about 30% of the management team in Asia Pacific at FedEx are women. The overall, management numbers of women have been growing exponentially in the past three or four years.

The China market presents dynamic challenges and opportunities, in which women often must balance work and family.

Long-committed to diversity both inside and outside the workplace, FedEx recognizes the contributions of female employees around the world and continues to embrace diversity as vital to the company’s continued success in today’s dynamic global marketplace.

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DHL introduces "green" service Asia Pacific

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

DHL launched an Asia Pacific service allowing clients to offset the carbon emissions generated by transporting their shipments.

DHL said in a statement from its regional headquarters in Singapore that customers who want to use the firm’s new DHL GOGREEN EXPRESS service are asked to pay a 3.0 per cent “green premium” on top of the standard charges.

The company then calculates the carbon emissions generated as a result of transporting the parcel and offset these by reinvesting in environmentally friendly projects such as fuel vehicle technology, solar panels and reforestation.

DHL said customers can choose to send all or just a selection of their shipments under the carbon-offsetting scheme which aims to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.

Switzerland-based Societe Generale de Surveillance, an independent certifying body, will verify the programme annually to ensure accountability and transparency, DHL said.

Customers will also receive a certificate from DHL yearly stating the total amount of carbon dioxide offset on their behalf. The certificate can be useful for companies reporting how they are cutting their carbon emissions.

The service is available to DHL customers in Europe and this is the first time the company is introducing it in the Asia Pacific.

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Deutsche Post to decide on future of US express ops in May

Posted by | Mar 6, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG will present its decision on the future of its troubled US express operations in May, chief executive Frank Appel said during the German mail services company annual press conference.

Deutsche Post’s US express operations have posted unspecified losses since the company entered the market in 2004. It booked a 600 mln eur write-down of the operations during the fourth quarter.

Deutsche Post in January said it is considering several options for the troubled operations.

A pull-out is not an option, as the US market is an integral part of the group’s growth strategy, Appel said according to sheets distributed ahead of his speech.

Deutsche Post’s express division posted full-year negative EBIT of 172 mln eur after a positive EBIT of 288 mln in 2006.

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