Tag: Germany

Uruguayan Post Office will distribute for Deutsche Post in the Region

Posted by | Nov 11, 2002 | |

The postal service will shortly become Deutsche Post’s distribution centre of mail for all of Latin America, including Mexico, according to Gustavo Osta, vice president of the postal service. This project is of vital importance to the company in two respects: firstly, it will process a volume of mail greater than that which is processed in Uruguay, about 30 million pieces a year, and it will also position the company in the international markets, since it will be teamed up with the second largest global firm in this sector. (translation from original)

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Deutsche Post sells Evita

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, has announced the sale of Evita, the shopping website it launched three and a half years ago, to Lycos Europe, the internet portal. The postal group said that the business no longer fitted in to its business model. Evita usually attracts around 4.2 million visitors per month.

Lycos Europe achieved turnover of 30m euros in the second quarter of the year, with advertisements and e-commerce, but posted a loss in Ebitda of 22.4m euros.

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German and Colombian companies to integrate parcel service

Posted by | Nov 7, 2002 | |

The German DHL company, which specializes in express air transport, and the Colombian parcel delivery service TCC have signed an agreement which will help the companies offer a more integrated service. In he first stage of the agreement will allow the TCC service centers to receive packages to be sent out of the country via DHL. This will extend the range of countries to which TCC can send packages. In the second stage, it is hoped, packages arriving via DHL will be delivered in Colombia by TCC. The Colombian company will transport 8.5mil packages this year, for an income of Pesos$100bil. DHL is active in 220 countries and has 71,000 employees.

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Europe, Latin America tops list of business mail targets from survey at DMA show

Posted by | Nov 5, 2002 | |

Deutsche Post Global Mail, the reliable international mail services provider, today announced results of a random survey of businesses that send mail internationally conducted at the annual DMA Conference. Survey respondents identified Europe and Latin America as the regions they are most interested in reaching with business mail. The 85th annual event, hosted by the Direct Marketing Association, was held in San Francisco from October 19-22.

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DHL takes over Canadian courier service Loomis

Posted by | Nov 1, 2002 | |

DHL Worldwide Express is to take over Mayne Group Canada, one of Canada’s leading express courier services, on 31 January 2003. Upon completion of the DHL takeover, Deutsche Post World Net will be well-positioned to significantly pursue its global growth strategy. With the acquisition of Loomis, the Group strengthens its targeted presence in in the attractive North American overland express delivery market.

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