Deutscher Paketdienst (DPD), the German parcel forwarding specialist, intends to boost its express delivery services as part of its strategic alliance with US express delivery group Federal Express. The two companies signed a co-operation agreement last July.
Read MoreFrance’s state-owned mail service La Poste made a profit in 2002 but only thanks to its courier and logistics services subsidiary GeoPost
As the new president of the La Poste Group, Jean-Paul Bailly, said when the results for 2002 were presented, the only reason that La Poste did not make a loss was because its courier and logistics arm GeoPost and the latter’s branches in France, Germany and the United Kingdom did especially well. However he was forced to concede that La Poste had generally underperformed and not met its own targets.
Read MoreClaude Begle (Geopost) at the IEA Conference in Barcelona said that the average revenue per parcel in Germany was € 3, weighed 7 kilos and they do 1.1 million a day and only a third go through the hub.
Read MoreGeopost may acquire other parcels companies in the UK. Chief executive officer Colin Millbanks said, “We are not averse to making an acquisition of our own,” in a press conference last week, “but we will not disrupt the progress we are already making. The price has to be right and ft would have to be focused on our strategy.”
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