Depot numbers
Initial City Link told us last week that they had 13 owned depots and 52 franchised giving a total of 65.
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German Deutsche Post reshuffles management
German Deutsche Post is planning a management restructuring in its package and express delivery unit, it was reported on January 18, 2005. As part of the restructuring, Deutsche Post board member Peter Kruse will step down from the executive management of the Express Germany business division, a Deutsche Post spokesman said. His duties will be taken over by Marco Demuth. Kruse will instead focus on strategic development of the package delivery business in Europe.
Read MoreDeutsche Post CEO says FY 2004 sales top 40 bln eur, sees ‘further clear gain’
Deutsche Post World Net AG’s full-year 2004 sales rose to ‘far more than 40 bln eur’ and are expected to post a ‘further clear gain’ this year, chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel told Die Zeit newspaper. Zumwinkel also said the company may outsource the delivery division of its express mail DHL’s German operations to safeguard against volatile order situations. According to the newspaper, such a move would affect 10,000 jobs.
Read MoreJapan Post announces tie-up with Dutch mail giant TPG
Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta formally announced on Wednesday that the public corporation has agreed to tie up with Dutch mail and logistics giant TPG NV. Ikuta also revealed in a press conference that Japan Post has been approached by several other foreign logistics and postal corporations for possible alliances, saying that the Japanese corporation “has no reason to reject proposals for friendly relations.” Although the current law does not allow Japan Post to make overseas investments or to forge full-fledged tie-ups with foreign firms, the public corporation cannot afford to just wait and do nothing until its privatization, for fears foreign logistics companies will grab a bigger slice of the Japanese market, Ikuta said.
Read MoreFedEx goes after high-speed rail deal
FedEx Corp. said yesterday it was in talks with the French government about
using the country’s prestigious high-speed rail network to transport
packages and freight. FedEx, which uses Paris Charles de Gaulle airport as its main European hub, hopes the government will agree to link up the
high-speed TGV network to its facility, but a deal is likely to take years to negotiate, FedEx officials said.
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