SEUR to hire 1,700 staff for peak season
Spain’s SEUR has announced that it is looking to hire more than 1,700 extra staff, as it expects to see a 20% surge in parcel volumes over the holiday season.
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Swiss Post unveils “network of the future”
Swiss Post has announced that it aims to extend the number of its access points from the current 3,700 to at least 4,000 by 2020 – and this overall growth will be accompanied by the continuing development of branches from traditional post offices into the “proven agency format”.
Read MoreRoyal Mail opening nine temporary parcel sort centres
Royal Mail is opening nine temporary parcel sort centres for the Christmas peak season.
Read MoreFinding the tipping point
New research commissioned by NetDespatch has revealed that 78% of consumers are now willing to use alternative delivery options for their goods such as lockers, convenience stores, the Post Office and Click&Collect – with just 22% saying that delivery to home or work is the only delivery option they consider.
Read MoreTriangle surveys show a diverging delivery market in the UK with B2C and B2B showing very different dynamics
The 2016 edition of the ‘UK Domestic Express Parcels Distribution Survey’ recently published by Triangle Management Services, has found that B2C shippers tend to switch between carriers frequently, whilst B2B shippers tend to stay with their main domestic parcels carrier for longer. This is creating a divergent market with different dynamics.
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