Tag: Europe

Consumer Consignia

Posted by | Sep 26, 2001 | |

Consignia is exploring the potential of new-style deliveries which mean people do not have to be at home to receive goods ordered from catalogues or via the internet.

The organisation has linked up with five providers of drop box systems to test consumer demand and the ways in which they work. Around two dozen retailers are also involved, including Oddbins, Sainsbury, Tesco, Taste for Wine and Penny Plain, the women’s fashion mail order company.

It is the latest initiative in Consignia’s drive to resolve last mile delivery issues and unlock one of the accepted barriers to even more rapid growth in the home shopping market.

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WebRiposte Powers Jersey Post's `Legacy-Free' Network

Posted by | Sep 26, 2001 | |

Escher Group, Ltd., a
leading provider of peer-to-peer messaging and data management solutions,
today announced that Jersey Post has selected WebRiposte(TM) to automate the
island’s post office network and to re-engineer its associated counter and
back-office processes. Jersey Post chose WebRiposte as its platform to grow
and diversify its revenue base, deliver operational efficiency and improve
service. In addition to the software license, Escher Group will provide the
Post with legacy-free hardware.

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Partnerships in Logistics: Walon & Toyota (GB)

Posted by | Sep 26, 2001 | |

Walon and Toyota have developed a true partnership which continues to benefit from open dialogue and shared initiatives. This integrated approach has allowed both parties to develop technical and logistical activities to optimise the total supply chain. Judges said there was clear evidence that this long term relationship was working at every level, producing real benefits and delivering savings for the partners, employees and customers.

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Votes show evidence of strong resistance to privatisation projects

Posted by | Sep 25, 2001 | |

Over the past few months, Swiss political views on privatisation have undergone profound changes. Several right-wing politicians have begun to reject the idea, and the conservative reaction to the US terrorist attacks has come at a critical time. Apart from airline Swissair, parliament is considering the privatisation of the electricity market, national telecoms operator Swisscom and national postal services group La Poste. Consensus on these matters is proving very hard to find.

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Minister Proposes EU Postal Compromise Plan

Posted by | Sep 25, 2001 | |

September 25, 2001 — Matthew Newman, Dow Jones: “The Belgian presidency of the European Union is trying to bridge major differences over liberalizing the E.U.’s EUR80-billion-a-year postal market. In a compromise plan to be discussed Wednesday, Belgian Privatization Minister Rik Daems has proposed a three-step process to open the market, with certain exceptions to appease E.U. member states who adamantly oppose losing their monopoly on universal service. At stake is whether the E.U. will eventually force its national postal companies to give up their monopolies in standard and direct mail, and open the market for outward cross-border mail and express mail services. E.U. ministers will decide on the long-running and politically sensitive reform plan at an Oct. 15 meeting in Luxembourg. Ministers want to reach a deal, but it’s too early to say what the final compromise will be.

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