Tag: Mail Services

DHL to offer shipping services from Walgreens

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

DHL said on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with Walgreen Co to offer shipping services from Walgreen’s stores by the end of 2008.

DHL said in a statement that the agreement to offer overnight, ground or international package shipping services from 6,500 stores — Walgreen is projected to have that many outlets by the end of this year — will more than double its retail presence in the United States.

The “DHL Shipping Spot” will be staffed by Walgreen employees at photo counters, DHL said.

DHL has a far smaller U.S. presence than United Parcel Service Inc and its main rival FedEx Corp, which dominate the market.

Both package giants have their own branded retail presence, FedEx Kinko’s and UPS Stores.

DHL generated about USD 4 billion of revenue in 2006.

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Full privatisation of Maltapost

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

Maltapost is to be completely privatised as government announced that it will be selling its 40 per cent shareholding in the company.

The major shareholder after the privatisation of the postal services is complete will be Lombard Bank. Government will be selling 11 million, two hundred thousand shares at a nominal prices of EUR 0.25 cents each.

The offer is open until 18 January.

Maltapost chairman Dr Joseph Said said that contrary to what people think, Maltapost offers one of the most efficient services around Europe and was classified as the 16th most efficient postal services out of 40 countries surveyed.

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Local Consultations Start in the Highlands of Scotland on Changes to Post Office Network

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd today (8 January 2008) begins local public consultations in the Highlands of Scotland on changes to the Post Office network needed to meet UK Government requirements.

Proposals for the future provision of Post Office® services in the Highlands have been published today and will remain open for consultation for six weeks until 18 February 2008.

Under the Highlands Area Plan Proposals published today, 96.9 pct of the population will either see no change to their nearest branch, or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

Post Office Ltd is seeking views on the proposed future service provision in the Highlands of Scotland, including, in particular, views on access to Post Office® services, the accessibility of alternative branches to those proposed for closure and the appropriate provision of rural outreach services.

Of the 180 Post Office® branches which are proposed to remain open in the Highlands, 11 branches will be operated through a form of outreach service. The plan proposes a reduction of 18 branches from the present number of 198.

The Highands Area Plan includes proposed outreach services in rural communities in:

Kirkhill (Hosted)
Kessock (Partner)
Edderton (Hosted)
Kildary (Hosted)
Cawdor (As we have been unable to date to secure a Hosted site. A Mobile post office is now the proposed option)
Croy (Hosted)
Ardersier (Partner)
Farr (Hosted)
Latheron (Mobile)
Mid Clyth (Mobile)
Canisbay (Mobile)

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Business Direct Issues its First International ParcelXchange

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

Business Direct Group plc, the UK’s leading in-night distribution provider and operator of the ParcelXchange intelligent “drop-box” logistics solution, has signed its first international licence of the ParcelXchange, with DHL Same Day Ireland.

The licence, which is for a six year term and with territorial exclusivity, is for 40 ParcelXchanges in the newly-developed modular configuration of both box sizes and number of columns, thereby addressing the specific needs of individual locations. DHL Same Day will initially be supplied with 10 ParcelXchanges to be located in major towns and cities throughout the Republic of Ireland, with the roll-out beginning in the first quarter of 2008.

DHL Same Day plans to use the ParcelXchanges for in-night deliveries for field service engineers and B2B sameday solutions. The ParcelXchanges will offer higher levels of customer service whilst permitting consolidation of deliveries and cost reduction in the supply chain.

Sean Moran, Director of DHL Same Day Ireland, stated, “The intelligent ParcelXchange is the most exciting opportunity to happen in the in-night real-time inventory management sector in Ireland for a long time. “This is another example of DHL Same Day’s continuous investment in the business and this new service will ensure we are well positioned to constantly meet the growing needs of our customers”.

Business Direct’s worldwide ParcelXchange licensing business has been under development since February 2007, under the direction of Tim Houstoun, and was launched officially in October 2007 at the Post-Expo Exhibition in Barcelona. Considerable interest has been expressed by national Post Offices and major logistics companies in many countries around the world. Trials are currently taking place in mainland Europe and East Asia and discussions are being held with regard to several other territories.

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Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Unveils Free Online Service

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) today announced plans to enhance DMAChoice, with the latest evolution of DMA’s Mail Preference Service (MPS), and remove the USD 1 verification fee online, to help consumers decide what catalogs they receive in their mailbox. The USD 1 charge had been an integral part of the MPS validation process.

For the first time, DMA will allow consumers to opt out of mailing
lists by individual brands for free online through DMAChoice, accessible to
consumers at http://www.dmachoice.org. In addition, consumers will be able to
select the catalogs they do wish to receive. DMAChoice has been enhanced to
provide consumers greater choice and will assure the catalog community with
the most reliability, security, authenticity, and control.

The service will allow consumers to choose individual brands and
catalogs they no longer want to receive through the website, an extension
of the service already available to consumers via mail.

DMAChoice is part of DMA’s broader initiative to meet consumer concerns over volume and choice in the receipt of mail. DMA recently announced its new Commitment to Consumer Choice (http://www.dmaccc.org/Home.aspx), a set of guidelines that apply to all DMA members using mail to communicate with consumers. The DMA Board also adopted the Green 15 (http://www.the-dma.org/Green15Toolkit/), a resolution calling all members to implement 15 business practices to deliver environmental benefits.

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