Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

MRW, Bartolini extend networks

Posted by | Dec 21, 2007 | |

Spanish express operator MRW and Italian parcels carrier Bartolini have announced expansion of their networks this month.

In Spain, MRW said it has opened new logistics platforms at Salamanca and Santiago de Compostela to improve its operations in those regions. The company now has 43 logistics bases across Spain.

It also added new franchise outlets in Seville, Ciudad Real and the provinces of Madrid, Vizcaya, Granada and Pontevedra. It now has nearly 800 outlets across Spain and Portugal.

In Italy, Bartolini opened a 25,000 sqm logistics hub in Turin under the name Turin Interporto Logistics Services facility on December 14. The building is fitted with advanced equipment for distribution logistics activities such as inbound, stock management and outbound.

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The web is getting grey on top

Posted by | Dec 21, 2007 | |

More old people are jumping on to the Internet and the over 55 year-olds now represent nearly one in five of internet users, according to research by Nielsen Online.

Nielsen Online has released figures for the changing age make-up of the UK Internet population as well as the youngest and oldest audiences amongst the 100 most popular brands in the UK.

Over the last year (October 2006-October 2007) the share of the UK internet population made up by under 25-year-olds has decreased from 29% to 25%, while the share of over 55-year-olds has risen from 16% to 19%. At the same time, the average age of the UK internet population has risen from 35.7 to 37.9.

Unsurprisingly high street retailer Marks & Spencer has the oldest average online age at 46.5, while the site with the youngest UK online audience is online games portal Miniclip, with an average age of 28.1.

The top 10 online brands with the youngest average age include the inevitable download site – Limewire, entertainment sites – Nickleodeon, Disney, and social networking sites Bebo.

The top five online brands with the oldest average age are all familiar high-street brands, including M&S, John Lewis, and Nationwide. More surprising are the average ages for supposed “youth orientated” web sites, YouTube has an average age of 34.4, FaceBook 34.6, MSN 36.2 and blogger 38.5.

Alex Burmaster, internet analyst at Nielsen Online, “When looking at how a particular audience is composed by age, a change in share – even by just a few percentage points – actually represents quite a fundamental shift. Age compositions tend to evolve subtly over a number of years so to see such large changes in the course of just a year shows that the Internet population is undergoing a significant ageing process. It will be very interesting to see whether this trend continues over the next 12 months and, if so, whether the types of services and products offered and marketed online adapt to reflect this changing population. New online offerings and technology are usually targeted at the young, but it’s possible brands could be missing a trick if they continue down this path in the future.”

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FedEx Corp. Reports second quarter earnings

Posted by | Dec 20, 2007 | |

FedEx Corp. reported earnings of USD 1.54 per diluted share for the second quarter ended November 30, compared to USD 1.64 per diluted share a year ago.

Second Quarter Results

FedEx Corp. reported the following consolidated results for the second quarter:
• Revenue of USD 9.45 billion, up 6pct from USD 8.93 billion the previous year
• Operating income of USD 783 million, down 7pct from USD 839 million a year ago
• Operating margin of 8.3pct , down from 9.4pct the previous year
• Net income of USD 479 million, down 6pct from last year’s USD 511 million
Operating margin declined primarily due to the net impact of substantially higher fuel costs and continued weakness in the U.S. economy, which is limiting demand for the company’s U.S. domestic express package and lessthan-truckload (LTL) freight services. Last year’s second quarter results included USD 0.25 per diluted share net impact of costs associated with the pilot labor contract, mostly offset by the benefits from the timing of net fuel impacts and Hurricane Katrina insurance proceeds.
Total combined average daily package volume in the FedEx Express and FedEx Ground segments grew 8pct year over year for the quarter, due to growth in ground and FedEx International Priority (IP) shipments and an increase in international domestic express shipments resulting primarily from recent international acquisitions.

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Oesterreichische Post to reconsider 1,700 job cuts, plans acquisitions in H1

Posted by | Dec 20, 2007 | |

The chief executive of Oesterreichische Post AG Anton Wais said he is reconsidering the 1,700 job cuts the national post office announced in the second week of December, according to the Austrian daily Oesterreich.

‘We can forget that number for the time being. I want to cool down this topic,’ Oesterreich cites Wais as saying.

Oesterreichische Post came under fire with its union after saying it will cut up to 1,700 jobs over the next four years as part of its current restructuring programme and following the loss of two major parcel clients from next year.

In September 2008, the post office is planning a large-scale parcel service offensive, according to Wais.

‘We are planning two to three acquisition in the first half of next year,’ Wais added.

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UPS Contract with Teamsters Ratified

Posted by | Dec 19, 2007 | |

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today notified UPS that a new contract covering approximately 240,000 UPS employees has been certified approved and ratified.

The ratification came as five local supplemental or rider agreements received approval in a second round of employee voting. Last month, the UPS National Master Agreement was approved by 65 pct of the voting employees.

The master contract was negotiated nearly a year in advance of the current contract’s expiration on July 31, 2008, and will extend contract coverage to July 31, 2013.

“We are excited to learn that everything now is in place to implement our agreement with the Teamsters,” said Mike Eskew, UPS’s chairman and CEO. “This agreement helps to ensure that UPS is well positioned for success in the coming years.”

The new contract includes wage increases as well as significant contributions to healthcare and pension plans to help strengthen these benefits for employees. The agreement allows UPS to withdraw employees from the Central States multi-employer pension plan and to establish a jointly trusteed, single-employer plan for this group. UPS will make a pre-tax USD 6.1 billion payment to the Central States plan on Dec. 26, 2007, in connection with its withdrawal.

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