Tag: Europe

An Post row over CWU letter on SDS closure

Posted by | Nov 16, 2004 | |

An Post management has sharply criticised a letter sent by the Communication Workers Union to customers of its package and courier division SDS, which attacked the closure of the subsidiary. In the attack, the CWU said it wanted to highlight the “scandalous disregard shown by management at the company for the interests of its customers as well as workers and the service.” The row comes at a time when deteriorating industrial relations at the postal services has hampered plans for a massive restructuring, which would cut the workforce by 1,400 and slash the 35m overtime bill. The CWU letter, sent last Friday, claimed by closing SDS, “An Post is imposing a massive increase in cost on small business by stealth.”

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Dutch Sandd To Deliver Addressed Mailings to Post Office Boxes

Posted by | Nov 16, 2004 | |

Dutch postal services company Sort and Deliver (Sandd) in Apeldoorn, eastern Netherlands, will soon start delivering addressed mailings to post office boxes, the company said on November 15, 2004. The delivery to post office boxes is expected to strengthen its growth ambitions. Sandd is specialised in delivering addressed direct mailings, sponsored magazines, catalogues and periodicals. The company expects to deliver 130 million addressed mailings in 2004 and 210 million in 2005. Sandd has a domestic market share of 5.0 pct and is the second player on the Dutch postal market after Dutch postal, express and logistics company TPG NV, it said. The company targets a market share of between 20 pct and 25 pct in 2008.

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Postwatch evidence on UK Crown Post Offices

Posted by | Nov 16, 2004 | |

Postwatch gave evidence to the Trade and Industry Committee earlier today.
Postwatch, the consumer watchdog for postal services, welcomes the timely
inquiry by the Trade and Industry Committee into the future of the Crown
Office Network and looks forward to helping the Committee with its work.
Giving evidence Peter Carr, Chairman of Postwatch, said: “I am delighted the
Trade and Industry Committee is continuing its interest in the future of the
555 remaining Crown Post Offices. “These Offices are very important to customers. Whilst they represent less than 4 per cent of the post offices in the UK they transact over 25 per cent of all post office business and 7 million customers visit them each week. No Crown Office closures should be proposed until the Committee’s findings are known and a comprehensive strategy is in place.

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Last post for (UK) High Street post offices – says Amicus

Posted by | Nov 16, 2004 | |

Amicus, Britain’s second largest union representing 15,000 managers and staff working for Royal Mail and other postal operators, will issue a wake-up call for action to be taken to protect the future of high street post offices when it meets backbench MPs in the House of Commons today. Amicus recognises that high street post offices are an essential community service that must be preserved at all costs. Peter Skyte, Amicus National Officer, said: “Without further action by Government and the public, this will be the last post for Britain’s high street post office network as it faces death by a thousand cuts. Royal Mail is selling off or closing an essential community service in a piecemeal fashion which will lead to greater financial and social exclusion.”

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Experts predict online retail to hit £40 billion by 2010 warning : Retailers must double spend on technology or risk restricting growth

Posted by | Nov 16, 2004 | |

Retailers could miss out on billions of pounds by failing to invest in the technology to take advantage for consumer enthusiasm in multi-channel shopping.

The Future of Retail: a 2010 Vision, a report commissioned by Royal Mail, reveals vast potential growth for the multi-channel retail sector, but warns that retailers need to double their spend in technology to support multi-channel operations or risk threatening future growth of the sector.

The research, published today, was undertaken by a range of authoritative retail experts to offer retailers an insight on the multi-channel retail landscape and predictions into the future development of the industry.

Full report saved in PlibraryFuture of Retail a 2010 Vision – RM study

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