Tag: Europe

'Big Orange' rolls out extra splash of colour

Posted by | Jun 4, 2007 | |

TNT Express Services UK & Ireland is introducing the new livery as part of TNT’s global rebranding of all new vehicles in 2007.

The subtle changes will see a bigger ‘sweep’ of the company’s corporate orange colour on all vehicles, a larger ‘TNT’ logo on the side of cabs, and a completely orange shutter doors on 7.5-tonne and trailer units.

By the end of 2007, more than new 400 vehicles and trailers in the UK will carry the new look.

The global corporate rebranding was set in motion by TNT in April this year.

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Data Protection Ombudsman weighs risks of postal outsourcing

Posted by | Jun 4, 2007 | |

Most corporate enterprises in Finland have outsourced postal handing services. The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman believes that outsourcing could include risks related to privacy issues.

More and more often, clients send mail to a company using its corporate address, but the letters are actually opened at the premises of a subcontracted mail processor and forwarded to the recipient in electronic form.

One-fifth of the mail addressed to companies first goes through the hands of a contracted service provider. Two-thirds of outgoing mail from companies does the same.

For example, the Osuuspankki Bank and the Pohjola insurance company have outsourced all of their mail. For Osuuspankki, the bulk of mail consists of client bank account statements, nearly three million of them a month.

The trend towards outsourcing has move so far and so fast that the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has worries about confidentiality. The level of risks involved will be the subject of a study to be carried out this summer.

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Fujitsu focuses on the future at Retail Solutions 2007

Posted by | Jun 4, 2007 | |

Fujitsu Services will be taking a look at the future of retailing at this year’s Retail Solutions show, at the NEC in Birmingham from 5-7 June.

This year’s Retail Solutions exhibition sees the launch of the Store of the Future, a purpose-built shop showcasing the technologies that will be deployed across the high-street over the next few years, with technology provided by Fujitsu. Commenting on the Store of the Future, Dr Mark Dorgan, European retail partner at Fujitsu Services said: “The customer experience is growing in importance and the pressure is on for retailers to provide an innovative shopping experience. The Store of the Future will demonstrate a number of new and future technologies available to help retailers deliver a more integrated multi-channel shopping experience.”

The Future Food area in the store will focus on ‘empowering the consumer’ and will see technologies such as self-checkout, electronic shelf-edge labelling, digital media networks and contactless payment solutions on show.

The Future Department Store area will take visitors through a new paradigm in personal assisted shopping, showcasing devices such as palm vein technology, smart changing room technologies (e.g. automatically requesting complementary items or alternative sizes) and RFID tags. The focus will be on enabling retailers to improve the customer experience by offering enhanced service in-store and thereby increasing basket size and growing loyalty.

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Pubs to run UK post offices

Posted by | Jun 3, 2007 | |

More than 500 pubs are being earmarked to run post offices inside them.

The move would offset the Royal Mail’s axing of 2,500 post offices over the next two years.

Industry Secretary Alistair Darling sees pubs as ideal locations for “outreach post offices” to be set up in remote communities.

Royal Mail chiefs have been involved in talks with campaigners to match pub sites with areas where closures are likely.

The Pub Is The Hub coordinator John Longdon said: “It’s great the Government has recognised the role pubs can play in the community.”

Hilary Scott, who runs a post office from her pub in Wistow, North Yorks, said: “The post office brings in new people – our pub has become a real focal point.”

The Communication Workers Union said they are confident a secret ballot of their 130,000 members will show a huge vote for strike action on Thursday.

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