The German parcel, logistics and express service company GLS has launched a new service. Companies which send their parcels by “guaranteed 24-hour service” can be sure that they will be delivered by 17.00 the next working day.
Read MoreThe GLS subsidiary in Italy has re-branded from its Italian name of Corriere Executive to GLS in the latest move towards establishing the group name in all European subsidiaries. The GLS brand, which was already partly used by the Italian company during a co-branding phase following its acquisition by the Royal Mail subsidiary in 2001, replaced the Executive logo and symbol on the company’s vans, driver uniforms, office signs and corporate publications with effect from April 1. The formal company name was already GLS Italy.
Read MoreThe aim of the Observatory is to provide sector players and the public with major sector indicators (revenues, traffic volumes and number of access points). To provide a sufficiently complete view of the markets in question, the Observatory is not limited to those activities requiring an authorisation (distribution of items of correspondence, including cross-border), but also covers mail preparation, express mail and parcel activities. This is why we also questioned firms which are outside of the scope of application of the authorisations regime, and the federations representing them. This publication presents the results of the initial collection of information covering the activity of firms in France in 2004. It is an initial approach to postal markets.
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German postal services provider Hermes has said that it will not alter its prices in response to the announcement last week that former monopolist Deutsche Post is to reduce postage on small parcels. Management at Hermes said that it saw no reason to change its successful strategy in its activities with private customers and declared that Deutsche Post’s decision to lower prices was proof that competition on the market existed. GLS, a subsidiary of UK group Royal Mail, also has no plans to lower its prices.
Read MoreGeneral Logistics Systems Amsterdam (GLS), will put its new European computer centre in Neuenstein (Germany) into operation in March. The parcel and express service provider, operating in 34 different countries, has invested two million euros in a building that meets the highest security standards. Approximately 20 million data records from all over Europe are processed in the new computer centre daily.
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