Shares increase in Deutsche Post
Shares in Deutsche Post, the German post office and logistics company, increased by 20 per cent last week, after rising to 14.12 euros by Friday lunchtime.
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DPWN scales the heights
Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel believes in frontal assaults — both in his private and prolessional life. Scaling mountain tops is physically exhausting. hut once ou’ve made it. the feeling is indescribable. And when you are up there you see things from a new perspective. Some things hecome insignificant.”
Read MoreUPS Deutschland Sticks to Its Strengths
United Parcel Service Deutschland has declared that “entering the letter business is not an option – even after the monopoly has been dropped.’ Mr Wolfgang Flick, CEO of UPS Deutschland said in a interview with the daily ‘Handelsblatt’ that UPS intends to stick with the parcel business and improve its performance through better services.”
Read MoreDeutsche Post: Innovative Machine Parcel Delivery throughout Germany
From mid November, Deutsche Post will offer business customers in the Dortmund and Mainz areas round-the-clock parcel collection from machines. The additional delivery service, known as “Packstation”, comes as a response to customer demand for a more flexible method of parcel distribution.
Read MoreDeutsche Post plans internet postage service in Germany
ORIGINAL TITLE: Deutsche Post To Debut E-Postage Service.
FULLTEXT:
Deutsche Post plans to launch its Internet postage service throughout Germany on September 17.
The system, which recently completed a successful three-month-long pilot, requires a Pentium PC with ink jet or laser printer and Internet access.
In order to print postage on a home PC or in the office, customers will have to purchase the post’s new Stampit software. The package costs $75 with an additional $7.25 for the printed user manual. After the first six months, a $2 monthly service fee is added.
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