Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, has sent a letter to Germany’s minister of economy and all regional prime ministers in which it outlines plans to open up to 1,500 new outlets in order to improve services in villages and small towns.
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Read MoreDeutsche Post, the German postal service operator, has cancelled its contracts with around 2,000 postal agencies after they refused to accept major changes to their contracts and their remuneration packages. The group, which has until now co-operated with around 8,000 postal agencies, has announced, however, that the cancellation of the contracts does not mean that it will close many of its post offices.
Read MoreDeutsche Post, the German mail delivery company, has moved further into the UK business market by agreeing terms to use Royal Mail’s delivery network. The move breaks months of deadlock and avoids the need for Postcomm, the postal regulator, to step in to set a price. Terms of the agreement, expected to be approved formally by the Royal Mail board early this month, are the same as those announced in February between the Royal Mail and the UK Mail arm of Business Post, its private sector rival. Royal Mail will deliver post collected and sorted by Deutsche Post. The German company will pay 13p for letters fully sorted by one of Royal Mail’s 1,450 delivery offices and 13.375p if items are only sorted by postcode.
Read MoreDeutsche Post, the part-privatized German postal group, has set its sights on becoming Britain’s second-largest operator after securing access to Royal Mail’s delivery network.
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