Tag: Germany

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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DHL reaches half a million packstation users

Posted by | Nov 17, 2006 | |

Half a million customers are now using DHL’s Packstation service. Christine Schnellhammer from Munich was the 500,000th customer to sign up for the innovative automated parcel service. The degree of acceptance among customers demonstrates that what began as a DHL pilot project four years ago has proven to be a successful, nationwide 24/7 service.

“Strong customer response is motivating us to pursue a determined expansion drive for Packstation”, says Steffen Frankenberg, DHL’s Packstation project manager. The first Packstation machines for private customers were set up in Dortmund and Mainz in January 2002.

Since then their number has gone up and up. Today, more than 700 Packstation machines are in use in over 120 towns and cities, with around 30 more by the end of 2007.

Packstation enables registered customers to collect and send off small packets and parcels 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As soon as a shipment is ready for collection customers are sent a text message or e-mail. For customers sending parcels via a Packstatio, parcel stamps are available for sale at the machine.

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Deutsche Post to hand over running of 200 branches to partner agencies in 2007

Posted by | Nov 16, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post AG is to hand over the running of 200 branches in Germany in 2007 to partner agencies, a company spokesman said.

The partner organisations have not yet been identified, he added.

‘We hope that these cost-effective measures will lead to higher revenues’, he said.

The moves, however, are not expected to have a major impact on the company’s balance sheet, said the spokesman.

He added that the company is not yet in a position to adjust its outlook for 2007.

Deutsche Post employees will not lose their jobs as part of the plans: They will either be transferred to partner branches or to other company departments, said the spokesman.

Areas that will be most heavily hit by Deutsche Post’s plans include Hamburg, Dortmund and Wuppertal, the spokesman said.

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Hermes offers Europe-wide parcel delivery for small shippers

Posted by | Nov 13, 2006 | |

German parcel firm Hermes Logistik has extended its B2C domestic parcel service for small and medium-sized companies by offering deliveries throughout Europe. The fast-growing company said that its ProfiPaket Service launched in February this year was now available for deliveries throughout its European network.

The product is targeted at small and medium-sized companies with relatively low parcel volumes starting from just 1,000 shipments a year. Customer segments include traditional mail-order firms, eBay Powersellers or retailers aiming to increase their cross-border sales. Customers can use a special Profi Paket Service web portal to place orders, track shipments or return unwanted items.

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IQ Letternet: Press Release

Posted by | Nov 13, 2006 | |

IQ Letternet is a new hybrid mail organisation that is linked to last mile delivery. The press release explains what it has achieved in its first month of operation. They also give details of their systems, internal/physical structure and why they believe they would be a good option for organisations/customers to use. They are seeking partners.

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