The French Mory Group has started a partnership with the British firm Europa European Express in the trade with the UK and Ireland. it has also taken over the French Company Europa SCA Express with branches in Lyon, Nice, Roissy and Toulouse (Express group services, logistics for high-tech goods).
Read MoreThe German government plans to introduce legislation that would allow it to sell its majority stake in Deutsche Post as early as next year. Legislation expected to be enacted by the end of the year would reverse an earlier law that requires the government to hold a majority stake in the postal service for at least five years after its initial public offering, which was held last November.
Read MoreConsignia, the state-owned mail company formerly known as the Post
Office, has been accused of deliberately stamping on its competition. The
accusation comes from AICES, the trade body that represents companies which
include the giants DHL, FedEx, TNT, UPS and Hays. The body is incensed because
Consignia is suing potential rival Hays although the Government and the
European Union is committed to deregulation.
Art Technology Group Inc., (ATG NASDAQ), is to provide Consignia, formerly The Post Office Group, with its full suite of Dynamo e-commerce applications.
Consignia will use ATG’s systems to support a new transactional e-channel, due to be launched later this year. The goal is to strengthen Consignia’s online presence, providing a greater level of functionality and customer centricity.
Consignia is the latest blue chip company to select ATG’s e-commerce applications. Other clients include Kingfisher, HSBC, Sony and General Motors.
Read MoreThe management of Wincanton had been waiting keenly ftr the day they would be given the independence to run the company based on their own logistics experience and instincts. That day came on 18 May when the logistics operator dermerged from its parent, convenience foods business Uniq.
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