Hays wins contract with France Telecom
Hays Logistics has signed a Euro 12m contract with France Telecom that further strengthens the supply chain specialists leading position in the European mobile phone market.
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Chronopost goes north
Chronopost International, the express services provider that belongs to the French postal service La Poste, has founded a new subsidiary Chronopost International Norway AS, with its Norwegian partner Skandinavisk Transport System AS (STS), a medium sized freight forwarder.
Read MoreLa Poste Group Chooses Siebel 7
Siebel Systems, Inc. a leading provider of multichannel eBusiness applications software, today announced that La Poste Group has chosen to implement Siebel 7. These Siebel eBusiness Applications enable La Poste Group to create a 360-degree understanding of the business customers that comprise 90 percent of its mail business. It will also enable La Poste Group to cross- and up-sell additional added value mail solutions, increase revenues, and improve business customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Read MoreNew French post office chief delivered today
Jean-Paul Bailly, the former head of the Paris public transport authority (RATP), takes up his new post of chairman of the French post office (La Poste) today. Mr Bailly replaces Martin Vial, who has been relieved of his functions by the new French government. The many challenges awaiting the new La Poste chief include the liberalisation of the postal market for articles weighing more than 100g in 2003, followed by those over 50g in 2006. The entire French postal market is due to be opened to competition three years after that.
Read MoreAir France in link-up talks with KLM
Air France is in talks with the Netherlands-based airline KLM about a wide-ranging collaboration, to be underpinned by the French group taking a stake in its Amsterdam-based rival. An outline agreement could be signed before the end of the year.
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