Tag: Domestic

Switzerland: Who will benefit from the Liberalisation of the postal sector?

Posted by | Jun 6, 2008 | |

In an interview by La Poste Magazine, regarding the future law on the liberalization of the postal sector, Ulrich Gygi, Head of Swiss Post mentioned that liberalization would be beneficial to commercial clients, whereas private customers could benefit from competition from a qualitative point of view but not necessarily through a reduction of prices.

Furthermore, a study ordered by the Swiss department for the environment, transport , energy and communication, entitled “ Consequences of the of the liberalization of the postal sector in 2011″ mentioned that only a decrease in wages could lead to price reduction…

The interview of Ulrich Gygi may be found at: http://cms.itsposta.ch/VPS/fr/06_08/
More information on the liberalisation of the postal market in Switzerlan on : http://www.uvek.admin.ch/dokumentation/00655/00895/01458/index.html?lang=fr

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Greece to start Hellenic Post sale this year

Posted by | Jun 5, 2008 | |

Greece plans to begin the sale of its state-run postal company Hellenic Post (ELTA) this year, ahead of a deregulation of its postal services market, a government official said on Thursday.

Greece has been selling down stakes in state-controlled companies to strengthen the economy’s competitiveness and to help pay down public debt, which at about 95 percent of GDP, is one of the highest in the euro zone. The conservative government was examining two different ways of privatising ELTA but no decision had been made yet, Communications Ministry general secretary George Anastasopoulos told Reuters in an interview.

“Our aim is to begin procedures to find a partner for ELTA in 2008, or list company shares on the Athens bourse and then find a strategic investor,” he said.

Greece is targeting 1.6 billion euros in revenues from the sale of ports, airports and public companies this year, but has only raised about 450 million euros so far.

Analysts estimate that the government could garner a further 150 million euros if it sells up to 20 percent of ELTA.

“All over Europe we are seeing moves to attract investors and strategic partners in the (postal) sector, and we want to see what interest exists in ELTA. It’s our final chance to get ready before the market frees up,” said Anastasopoulos.

A strategic partner for ELTA’s courier subsidiary should be announced early next year, he added. Two companies out of an initial dozen that expressed interest will be asked to present binding bids.

He did not name the suitors but Greek media reported DHL, UPS, Speedex, TNT and Imperio-Star were in the race.

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Foster's and DHL Express join forces

Posted by | Jun 4, 2008 | |

Foster’s Food Fair IGA and DHL Express have entered into a strategic partnership, which enables the courier company to offer its services at The Strand branch of the supermarket chain.

The partnership, which came into effect Friday, 30 May, will provide an alternative drop location to DHL’s office in Mary Street, according to a press release. In addition, the arrangement will increase the variety of services offered to the supermarket’s customers.

Kevin Loughery, Marketing Supervisor with the supermarket, explained to Cayman Net News that the decision “enhances the one-stop-shop experience for customers”.

He explained the rationale behind the partnership was “to give the population of Cayman better access to services and to broaden and extend our customer base”.

DHL Country Manager Simon Fenn said in the press release he was excited at the partnership that “expands our reach and provides better access to our services for our customers”.

Mr Loughery pointed out that the arrangement with DHL brings to four the number of major business partners with which Foster’s currently works. The supermarket started increasing services to customers in the 1990s by entering into partnerships with various providers.

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Post Office Network must be sustainable warns The National Federation of Subpostmasters (UK)

Posted by | Jun 3, 2008 | |

The National Federation of Subpostmasters says it welcomes a report from the Business & Enterprise Committee which acknowledges the threat to the post office network if subpostmasters lose the right to handle state pensions and benefits.

The Committee’s report on the future of the post office network backs claims by the NFSP that the loss of the Post Office Card Account (POCA) would have a devastating impact.

The Federation has warned that up to 3,000 post offices could be forced to shut if the contract to run the successor to the current POCA contract is lost. A decision on who has won the POCA 2 tender is expected this summer.

Of the 24 million visits made to post offices every week, 6.5 million are made by POCA customers, highlighting the importance of the POCA contract to subpostmasters.

The NFSP also backs concerns raised by the Committee on the threat to the post office network from proposals to break up Royal Mail Group.

With income from Royal Mail transactions making up the largest part of subpostmasters pay, the Federation is concerned about the effect this break up would have on this vital source of income.

In addition, the NFSP supports the Committee’s demand for the need to safeguard against further post office closures after Network Change.

The Federation has reluctantly accepted the closure of up to 2,500 post offices under Network Change in order to achieve a viable network, but states that there should be no further closures.

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Postwatch: 2007/08: Customer expectations were not met

Posted by | May 30, 2008 | |

Royal Mail released its performance figures for 2007/08. As expected these show a substantial decline against the previous year’s record breaking performance and that the company failed to achieve 9 of the 12 minimum service targets in its licence. Royal Mail’s performance was severely affected by official and unofficial industrial action.
Millie Banerjee, Chair of Postwatch, commenting on Royal Mail’s performance said: “Royal Mail’s recovery was severely blown off course by last summer’s strikes. Figures released today confirm that customers received poor levels of service. Furthermore, the fourth quarter results show that Royal Mail’s recovery from the industrial action was in some respects disappointingly slow.

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