Tag: Europe

German Hermes sees over 1.0 bln euro sales for 2006

Posted by | Nov 21, 2006 | |

German logistics services provider Hermes Logistik Gruppe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the local mail order company Otto GmbH, expects to post more than 1.0 bln euro (USD 1.282 bln) in sales for 2006 due to its strong performance and fast growth on the market so far, the company’s CEO Hanjo Schneider said on November 21, 2006.
The annual sales growth is projected to reach the double-digit percentage range, Schneider added.
He did not specify the expected financial figures for 2006, but said that Hermes’s results will be additionally boosted by the strong demand during the Christmas season.
Since its foundation three years ago, Hamburg-based Hermes increased the number of its outlets in Germany to 13,000. The company is the biggest competitor of local postal group Deutsche Post AG on the market for package deliveries for private clients. Currently, Deutsche Post has a network of 12,500 outlets in the country.

Since September 2006, Hermes is present on the private package deliveries markets of 20 European countries.

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Postcomm reviews Royal Mail request on notice period for changes to Sameday service

Posted by | Nov 21, 2006 | |

Postcomm is seeking views on Royal Mail’s application for an exemption from the notification requirements of its licence for changes to its Sameday service.

Condition 7 of its licence requires Royal Mail to notify Postcomm of any changes to existing prices and services three months before they are introduced and to publish information about such changes after this notification.

In October 2006, Royal Mail applied to Postcomm for an exemption from this requirement for changes to its Sameday service on the basis that this service operates in a competitive market.

It is important for Postcomm to get the views of other postal operators, postal users, Postwatch, trade associations and other interested parties operating in the postal service industry, and the regulator will carefully consider these views in making its decision on Royal Mail’s request.

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Jobs go as Royal Mail centre axed

Posted by | Nov 21, 2006 | |

Almost 100 jobs are to go at a Royal Mail customer services centre in Essex.
The company has announced the office in Colchester will close with the loss of 97 jobs as part of plans to merge the service into six national centres.

A Royal Mail spokesman said voluntary redundancy or alternative roles in a different department would be offered to those whose jobs would be going.

The spokesman said services to customers would not be affected by the changes, due to be completed by March.

The move follows the end of Royal Mail’s monopoly of the postal industry, earlier this year, forcing it to deal with competitors.

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UK internet shopping reached a new all-time high in October

Posted by | Nov 21, 2006 | |

The IMRG Index reached 2675, eclipsing the previous high of 2602 recorded for December 2005. Sales for October were estimated to be worth GBP2.73 billion.
E-retail has grown at its fastest ever rate in 2006, increasing by an average of GBP50 million per month during the first ten months of the year. During the same period two years ago, in 2004, the average growth rate was just GBP16 million per month.

The IMRG Index is expected to climb at least a further 30% between October and the peak month of December, in line with IMRG’s earlier estimate of GBP7 billion for the 10-week run-up to Christmas, which therefore remains unchanged.

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