Tag: Europe

DHL urged to discuss terms with ABX and ASTAR (U.S)

Posted by | Jun 20, 2008 | |

Ohio legislators have called on DHL’s German-owned parent company to hold talks and discuss terms with ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo on the airlines’ proposals to remain DHL’s air carriers in the United States.
The June 16 letter, signed by both of Ohio’s U.S. senators plus eight Ohio members of Congress, presses Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) in the final paragraph to give “genuine consideration” to proposals from current carriers ABX and ASTAR.
DPWN announced in late May it plans to contract with United Parcel Service (UPS) as the lone air carrier to transport DHL packages in North America. If the plan is carried out, it’s expected to directly cause the loss of at least 7,000 jobs at the Wilmington Air Park where ABX and ASTAR are based.
The focus of the letter to Jurgen Weber, Chairman of the Deutsche Post Supervisory Board, centers on what the legislators apparently view as a lack of interest or effort by DPWN to enter into the bargaining process with DHL’s existing air carriers.
Similarly, the letter’s first paragraph says, “… we ask that you allow incumbent carriers to present alternative proposals to DPWN before making a final decision.”
The letter concludes that the lawmakers would welcome an opportunity to help facilitate presentations of ABX’s and ASTAR’s proposals.
Referenced in the Ohio lawmakers’ letter is a possible direct loss of more than 8,000 jobs. The same sentence says there could be “an additional 30,000 downstream jobs” indirectly lost in southern Ohio.
The letter was released by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office.

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MRW opens franchise stores in Spain

Posted by | Jun 20, 2008 | |

Spanish express carrier MRW has opened another four franchises in Spain. The new outlets are in Barcelona, Badajoz (Extremadura), Segorbe (Valencia) and Villajoyosa (Alicante).
MRW has 810 franchises in Andorra, Spain, Gibraltar and Portugal.

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Gap between domestic and cross-border e-commerce grows wider, says EU report

Posted by | Jun 20, 2008 | |

EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva today announced the results of a new EU wide survey on e-commerce and cross border trade. The figures show that even though e-commerce is taking off at national level, cross-border e-commerce is failing to keep pace. From 2006 to 2008, the share of all EU consumers that have bought at least one item over the internet has increased significantly (from 27pct to 33 pct) whilst cross border e-commerce is stable (6pct to 7pct). The pattern is similar for those with internet access at home – 56pct of consumers with internet at home have made a purchase (in any country including their own) by e-commerce compared to 50pct in 2006, while only 13pct (of those with internet access at home) made a cross-border e-commerce purchase compared to 12pct in 2006.
“These figures underline how much work we still have to do to boost confidence in the online internal market” said European Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva. “Consumers and retailers are beginning to embrace e-commerce at national level but internal market barriers still persist online. The potential of the online internal market to deliver greater choice and lower price to consumers and new markets for retailers is considerable. We need to redouble our efforts to tackle the remaining borders.”
Amongst retailers, the cross-border potential of e-commerce seems not to have been fulfilled: 51pct of EU27 retailers sell via the internet, but only 17 pct of e-commerce revenue of those who sell cross-border stems from cross-border sales – as compared to 16pct in 2006. There appears to be a lack of confidence in cross-border shopping on both sides of the market, although consumer confidence appears to be growing: while 37pct of consumers said they would be more confident making online purchases from sellers/providers located in their own country, 57pct said they are equally or even more confident making purchases online from sellers in another EU country. This figure is up by 8pct compared to the 2006 survey.
The report published today was compiled from two Eurobarometer surveys on Businesses and Consumer attitudes to cross border trade. Data gathering was carried out in February – March 2008 amongst more than 26.000 consumers and 7.200 businesses in the 27 EU-countries and Norway.

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UK Post office bureau de change kiosks now in selected WHSmith stores (UK)

Posted by | Jun 19, 2008 | |

People going abroad this year can now pick up their holiday money at the same time as their summer reads. Shoppers dashing around the high street for last minute holiday bits and pieces will be able to use 50 new Post Office bureau de change kiosks at selected branches of WHSmith.

Most of the kiosks – located in prime shopping centre and high street locations – will be open seven days a week and close later than traditional Post Office bureaux, giving holidaymakers even more choice and convenience in how and when they purchase travel money in advance of their break.

The kiosks are opening at a rate of five per week; participating WHSmith shops will display a Post Office sign showing the latest foreign exchange rates in the store window.

Post Office kiosks have already opened in 30 WHSmith stores including Exeter, Bristol, Brent Cross, Kingston-upon-Thames and Sheffield. All fifty branches will be fully operational by the autumn.

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Royal Mail wins city contract (UK)

Posted by | Jun 19, 2008 | |

Royal Mail has won a contract with Manchester city council worth GBP 4.2m initially, with the potential to grow to GBP 8.4m.

Royal Mail will handle all of the council’s mail and expects to cut the authority’s bills by increasing the amount of post which can be sorted mechanically and by introducing more cost-effective mail products.

The contract will run for two years initially but will be extended for a further two if savings targets are met.

Dave Hulton, Royal Mail’s relationship manager in Manchester, said he was confident of doing so.

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