Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS poised to gain from net shopping service plans to stay ahead of competitors with route improvements

Posted by | Jul 18, 2004 | |

UPS is a solid company poised to benefit from an improving economy and the growth of Internet shopping. It’s also building its competitive edge by developing more efficient route plans and taking advantage of opportunities in Europe.

“It’s got a good yield, it’s a very strong company — and it’s growing,” Stephen Desmond, stock analyst said. “Over time, I think it will do well.”

UPS, which gets 90percent of its income from delivering packages, has three big competitors: Deutsche Post, which owns DHL Express; Federal Express; and post offices around the world, with the most competition coming from the U.S. Postal Service.

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DHL to launch festival express in India

Posted by | Jul 17, 2004 | |

Close on the heels of the success of the Mango Express, launched in the summer, DHL Express is set to launch another retail product, Festival Express, next month.

According to the Head, Marketing, Mr Ramesh Natarajan, the company plans to launch special products for Rakhi and Deepavali under the project.The scope of the product was currently being studied, he said. The company hopes to target the large number of families who have friends and relatives abroad while selling the product.

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TNT Network Logistics wins new HarperCollins contract

Posted by | Jul 16, 2004 | |

HarperCollins has renewed its distribution contract with TNT Network Logistics until the end of 2008.

The two companies have been working together since July 2001 when TNT Network Logistics took over the outbound distribution of palletised loads from the HarperCollins warehouse near Glasgow. The second phase included collecting inbound books from the printers in the UK and direct deliveries to HarperCollins’ customers in the UK.

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UK Mail bullish over business post gains

Posted by | Jul 16, 2004 | |

UK Mail predicts it will be handling nearly half a million business letters a day by the end of next month, as new customers join existing clients PowerGen and mobile phone network Singlepoint in switching their services to the private postal operator.

The company, which claims it will generate up to GBP15m worth of revenues this year from a standing start two months ago, revealed it had secured the PowerGen business this week. It is expected to handle up to 35 million items for the utility giant, mainly bills and marketing literature. UK Mail is also understood to be working for Singlepoint, which was bought by Vodafone last year, although it declined to confirm the appointment. In addition, the postal operator is believed to be targeting government agencies.

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