Deutsche Post considers sales of water and gas
The company had launched a pilot project for the sale of electricity at post offices, and was considering expanding the scheme to the sale of gas and water
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DP contract with GZS
After years of legal disputes regarding the remailing of domestic letters, Deutsche Post has negotiated a million contract with the German payments system company ‘Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme’ (GZS).
Read MoreBrussels set to block Lufthansa deal
The European Commission is understood to want Lufthansa, Germany’s national air carrier, and Austrian Airlines to find a competitor for almost all of the direct routes between Austria and Germany as the price for clearing their alliance. The Commission is concerned that an alliance between the two airlines would eliminate competition on almost all routes between Austria and Germany.
Read MoreGerman Parcel Business: 38% Growth by 2005
“E-commerce will generate a boom in business for German parcels firms over the next four years and expand overall market volumes by about 38 percent, a survey commissioned by the country’s postal watchdog RegTP forecast. Some 819 million additional parcels and express or courier items were likely to be generated by online sales in the year 2005, the survey by specialist consultant Manner-Romberg Unternehmensberatung (MRU) found.
Read MoreDeutsche Post World Net in Transition
Changes to the legal and regulatory environment; Corporate transition and Regulation and liberalisation.
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