A new Consumer Council for Postal Services is proposed to replace Britain’s Post Office Users’ National Council. http://library.northernlight/FB20000831910000140.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=
Read MoreRoyal Mail is pursuing its complaint against Deutsche Post over alleged surcharges on international bulk mail, even though the two Post offices have resolved their dispute. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT36NFGSIEC&live=true&tagid
Read MoreAgence France has reported that “investor interest in the flotation of the German post office, Deutsche Post, has dwindled.” Only eight percent of those polled by market research institute Institut fuer Sozialforsch the proportion of investors who hoped to buy additional Deutsche Post shares after the initial allocation had shrunk to five percent from nine percent.The flotation of Deutsche Post on November 20 was originally expected to be one of the biggest listings in Europe this year.
Read MoreAccording to one opinion writer in the Financial Times, “Deutsche Post’s high-spending acquisition spree is designed to turn the German post office into a large global logistics player. It is the talk of the industry, yet the company’s chief executive, Klaus Zumwinkel, unexpectedly concedes that the calibre of his added-value logistics offering might not measure up to the competition.”
Read MoreThe Irish post office, An Post, has bought two same-day delivery firms in Dublin for a sum believed to be in excess of IR£11m. The state postal company acquired JMC Van Trans and Wheels Courier, which will now operate independently within the postal service.
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