DHL plans major expansion in Brazil
DHL Express will invest substantially in Brazil this year with a near 25pct rise in employees, more vehicles and new ground facilities to expand in the strongly growing domestic express market, according to local media reports. It is targeting 20pct revenue growth in 2008.
The company already expanded its operations in the country in the first half of the year with several new facilities and service-points. DHL has opened four new locations in Alphaville and Campinas (Sao Paulo state), the capital Brasilia, and the southern metropolis of Porto Alegre, along with a distribution centre in Rio de Janeiro and a service-point in a major Sao Paulo shopping complex, the Gazeta Mercantil reported. DHL Express Brazil now has a network of 57 locations.
Juliana Vasconcelos, marketing director for DHL Express Brasil, was cited as saying that the company aims to strengthen its presence in the market and expand its range of services.
The Rio-based Jornal do Commercio reported that DHL Express is targeting a 20pct increase in revenues this year. DHL also aimed to profit from the rapid growth in e-commerce in Brazil.
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