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La Poste organises a public consultation for presenting its direct marketing project

Posted by | Aug 10, 2007 | |

La Poste launched a public consultation for offering new direct marketing products.

This public consultation is organized with ARCEP (French postal regulator).

The objective of this consultation is to modernize and offer a new range of products linked to the Quality Courrier program which will be launched during the first quarter in 2008.

This public consultation is open from 20 August 2007 to 14th September 2007.

These new offers will be accompanied by an evolution of commercial conventions which govern the relations of the Post office with its large customers.
New rules will be added to the mails of more than 50 grams (The current conventions regulates the direct marketing and courier management of less than 50 grams).

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Harry Potter gets special delivery

Posted by | Jul 20, 2007 | |

In postal delivery centers all around the world, hundreds of small parcels marked “not to be delivered before 21 July” are being heavily guarded. The content of each package is the same: the latest novel recounting the adventures of Harry Potter.

On 21 July 2007, millions of copies of the seventh and final Harry Potter novel will go on sale in bookshops and other outlets. And for those who have already placed their order by mail, phone or Internet, it is often the postman who will deliver this long-awaited book.

In the United States, for example, USPS delivered 1.8 million books on Saturday, while in the United Kingdom Royal Mail delivered 600,000 copies; in other words, by the British operator’s reckoning, one UK household in 43 will receive the book by post. Canada Post distributed 80 000 copies. Swiss Post and France’s La Poste made also special deliveries on 21 July. Operators are pulling out all the stops to ensure that the millions of books were delivered on time.

From 2004 to 2005, the global number of ordinary parcels sent domestically and internationally rose by 11 pct, for a total of 6 billion parcels delivered annually representing 16 millions per day. It’s unusual for so many identical articles to be delivered within such a short space of time, and some postal operators have looked for innovative delivery solutions. For example, Deutsche Post, the German operator, and Swiss Post delivered the book to impatient readers shortly after midnight in 2005 (and also in 2003 in Germany).

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Chronopost cuts Toulouse delivery emissions by 58 pct

Posted by | Jul 18, 2007 | |

Chronopost, La Poste’s express delivery operator, said it reduced greenhouse gas emissions in Toulouse by 58 pct in 2006 thanks to using environmentally-friendly delivery vehicles.

The express company said that 70 pct of its customers recognized the importance of using “clean” vehicles for environmental protection, and 54% of them were prepared to accept additional delays in deliveries for the sake of the environment.

The company’s “Espace de Livraison Urbaine” (ELU), a special collection and delivery operation for the southern French city, went into operation in 2005. From a 280 msq base close to Toulouse airport, Chronopost operates six morning and four afternoon delivery rounds. City-centre distribution is carried out with six environmentally-friendly vehicles, including three electrically-powered vans and two natural gas-operated vehicles.

Moreover, the reduction in distances traveled during delivery rounds had improved social conditions for workers, and was economically viable since savings in time and energy offset the additional investment, Chronopost noted. A similar scheme is in operation in Paris, the express company added.

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Ingenico announces the appointment of Philippe Lazare as Group CEO

Posted by | Jul 18, 2007 | |

Ingenico SA, a leading global supplier of transaction and secure payment solutions, today announces the appointment of Philippe Lazare as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. He succeeds Amedeo d’Angelo who has overseen the successful turnaround of the Group.

Mr Lazare’s appointment signals the Group’s determination to equip itself to build on the strong foundations provided by the turnaround of the past two years. Mr Lazare brings to the Group his extensive international and domestic business management experience and strong skills in the areas of business integration, logistics and cost control that will be key to ensuring success as Ingenico looks to increase the pace of its development.

Mr Lazare has been a member of the board of Ingenico since February 2005. His experience has been gained in a range of industries including the automotive, avionics, international airline services, leisure and property sectors. He joins Ingenico from Groupe la Poste, the French postal services company, where he was Deputy Managing Director and a member of its Executive Committee, General Manager of its retail operations and Chairman and CEO of Poste Immo, its real estate subsidiary.

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La Poste Bank launches SwifNet

Posted by | Jul 17, 2007 | |

La Poste Bank has launched a new service for the exchange of information with its corporate clients through a service called SwiftNet. This service has been available since June.

SwiftNet Companies will facilitate the following services:
Services client-bank: transmission of bank orders, money transfers
Services bank- client: transmission of bank account, reports, etc.

Swift is the standard system for international bank-to-bank payments. Bank customers instruct their bank to make a Swift payment, and the bank makes it on their behalf, direct to the receiver’s bank account, via a purpose built secure bank network which spans the globe.

The SwifNet service is a priority for companies which have international operations but it also has a potential market for individual users.

From 2008, Swifnet will allow to exchange the SCT (SEPA credit transfer). The SEPA Credit Transfer Scheme will enable payment services providers to offer a core credit transfer service whether for single, bulk and/or repetitive payments. As of 1st January 2008, it is intended that the SEPA Credit Transfer Scheme will replace Credeuro.

La Poste Bank, a subsidiary of La Poste Group was created the 1st January 2006. Last year, it reported:
– 29 million of clients
– EUR 4.613 billion contribution to the GDP
– EUR 372.4 million of net results
– 570,000 corporate clients
– 17,043 contact points

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