Tag: Europe

Postcomm consults on a long term licence for The Mailing House Group Limited

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed issue of a new long-term licence to The Mailing House Group Limited.

Under the new licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006, the licence would:

allow The Mailing House Group to provide all types of postal service;
be issued for a rolling ten year period;
require the company to comply with codes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures
(designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).

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Online shoppers get the one o’clock Friday feeling

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

Friday lunchtime is the most popular time of the week for online “Work shopping” as people take advantage of Internet access in the office and start the weekend early, Royal Mail research revealed today.

Nearly two thirds (65 per cent) of online shoppers who have access to the Internet at work admitted they are likely to buy during the week – and 1pm Fridays is the most popular time with one in eight placing an order.

The research also revealed that ‘Work shoppers’ tend to spend more online, with an average of GBP725 spent on goods bought via the Internet in the first eight months of the year, compared to the national average of GBP609.

The research is released as IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group), the industry body for online retailing, today launched its Internet Shopping is Safe campaign, which includes a guide to effective, convenient and safe Internet shopping.

Royal Mail’s study also found that other popular weekdays for ‘Work shopping’ are Mondays and Wednesdays, as employees use online shopping to deal with the post-weekend and mid-week blues. This reflects additional research findings that show 60 per cent of Internet shoppers work full-time with 51 per cent having Internet access at work.

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French postal workers strike over draft EU directive

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

The Paris-based LCI TV in French at 1500 GMT on 14 November reports that between 15 and 30 percent of French postal workers are on strike today to protest against a draft EU directive on the complete opening of the European postal market to competition from 2009.

LCI added that the postal workers were holding more than 50 rallies. A spokeswoman for the French postal service, La Poste, told the French news agency AFP that this morning fewer than 1 percent of post offices were closed.

Thierry Breton, economy and finance minister, told Assembly deputies that France remained committed to

The Paris-based LCI TV in French at 1500 GMT on 14 November reports that between 15 and 30 percent of French postal workers are on strike today to protest against a draft EU directive on the complete opening of the European postal market to competition fr

a universal postal service. In remarks made in the National Assembly in reply to a question and broadcast live by France 3 TV, he said that he wanted to reassure postal workers over the draft EU directive, as it took account of most of the government’s concerns. He added: “I wish to reiterate very clearly here that France is and will remain committed to maintaining a high-quality universal postal service at an affordable price across the entire territory.”

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Hermes offers Europe-wide parcel delivery for small shippers

Posted by | Nov 13, 2006 | |

German parcel firm Hermes Logistik has extended its B2C domestic parcel service for small and medium-sized companies by offering deliveries throughout Europe. The fast-growing company said that its ProfiPaket Service launched in February this year was now available for deliveries throughout its European network.

The product is targeted at small and medium-sized companies with relatively low parcel volumes starting from just 1,000 shipments a year. Customer segments include traditional mail-order firms, eBay Powersellers or retailers aiming to increase their cross-border sales. Customers can use a special Profi Paket Service web portal to place orders, track shipments or return unwanted items.

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Deutsche Post to move accounting ops to Eastern Europe; save 500 mln eur a year

Posted by | Nov 12, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post AG plans to reorganise its finance and salary bookkeeping operations and may include outsourcing some operations to the Czech Republic and Poland in a move that is expected to save 500 mln eur a year, the Welt am Sonntag reported, citing Deutsche Post management.

The outsourcing will only affect post workers outside Germany, the newspaper said.

‘We will make a decision in the next 12 to 18 months, where our accounting services in Europe are to be located,’ Frank Appel, Deutsche Post manager for Global Business Services told the newspaper.

The postal carrier plans to save 500 mln eur a year from the restructuring and outsourcing starting in 2009, the report said.

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