Belgium’s De Post’s four subsidiaries covering the fields of direct marketing, document services, data printing, and newspaper and unaddressed mail will be controlled by a single management team in a move to increase synergies and the co-ordination of added value mail related services, and to cut costs.
Read MoreLa Poste may sell up 1.75m m2 of property following a change in legislation which gives the state-owned postal operator greater powers to dispose of its buildings. The company owns around 5m m2 of property across France, with an estimated total value of Û3.5bn.
Up until the end of 2002, La Poste was not allowed to dispose of buildings that were still required for operational purposes. However, this changed with a new law, La Loi Murcef, which has paved the way to the outsourcing of property activities. In most cases, property disposals will still have to be approved in advance by the government, its main concern being that sales do not damage the provision of postal services.
Read MoreThe French La Poste’s CEO, Mr Jean-Paul Bailly has presented his company’s 5-year strategy plan, which comprises stronger partnerships with other European post companies and with one or several globally active service providers, the completion of La Poste’s own European network as well as investments in new parcel and express transshipment centres.
Speaking in Paris, Mr Bailly said that La Poste’s focus over the coming years would be on the core business segments letters, parcels and express.
Mr Bailly clearly rejected speculations about La Poste venturing into the logistics sector. The strategy document states that ‘the massive injections of capital required, even for limited expansion, are today out of La Poste’s reach’. As a next step the company is now set to develop an action plan by this coming summer for the implementation of the strategy.
Read MoreThe new Morocco-bound express service launched by the Maghreb Division of ABX Logistics France shares its name with the oryx, a breed of antelope found in the North of Africa.
Read MoreExel, the world leader in supply chain management, has today announced an extension of its business with Carrefour, one of the world’s leading retailers. The new dedicated operation at Beziers in South West France, will provide warehousing and distribution services for Carrefour’s fresh products, and will add to the already extensive services that Exel provides for the retailer in Belgium, Spain and, most recently, South Korea.
Read More
Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.
