Major players rev up parcel delivery trade
Courier services in Eastern Europe have blossomed in recent years and the major players have shown an active interest.
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EU Enlargement – Major players rev up parcel delivery trade
Marek Rozycki spotted a gap in the market for a domestic express operator in 1991 and set up Masterlink with six Czech motorcycles, four of which were not working on the first day.
But, from that inauspicious start, the business took off.
“The market exploded and we grew very rapidly, ” Rozycki says.
Read MoreDHL in the Czech Republic
DHL, multinational courier and logistics firm, generates a turnover of CEK 4 bil per year in the Czech Republic. The firm has 72 branches in the Czech Republic, where its firm DHL International CR (Czech Republic) operates, at the beginning of 2004. The number of the branches will be optimized gradually.
Read MoreTPG Acquires remaining 40% stake in leading direct marketing company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
The mail, express and logistics company TPG N.V. has acquired the remaining 40% of the shares in the DIMAR Group through Cendris, a subsidiary of TPG Post. DIMAR is one of the leading providers of full-service direct marketing activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. TPG had already acquired a 60% stake in DIMAR in 2002. The DIMAR Group has combined revenues of EUR 9 million and 160 employees, and offers a wide range of Direct Marketing activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company offers services in the area of customer relation management (CRM), database management, consumer and business
information, printing, creative design and call centres.
2003 stamp price survey confirms worries on excessive tariffs in Europe
The Free and Fair Post Initiative (FFPI) today released its third EU stamp price survey. The study, which this year also covers the ten new EU Member States, confirms the trend towards price increases and highlights the remarkable gaps that exist among current Member States and between them and the accession countries. The FFPI’s research shows that the wide price differences registered in 2002 have not been reduced and that tariffs have in most States registered further raises. In 11 out of 15 current EU Member States stamp prices have been increased in the past year. In addition, requests for price
reviews have been filed by postal operators in some countries where decisions are still pending and will likely be taken in 2004.
Includes stamp prices in the EU-25 for basic domestic letters & EU Stamp Price Chart – Prices in Euro Cents
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