Tag: North America

Marshall Islands: Changes Coming to Postal Service

Posted by | Oct 16, 2007 | |

Postal Service operations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) are being restructured and new equipment purchased to upgrade capabilities, according to RMI Chief Secretary Casten Nemra. Yesterday’s meeting of the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce featured a presentation by Nemra, who is also Chairman of the Board for the new RMI Postal Authority.

In August, Nemra and the Majuro Postmaster, Danny Note, attended a postal meeting in Palau, where it was announced postal services in the FSM and RMI would return to US domestic rates. “I expect to see a USPS circular published very soon that you can review. We’ve been informed that the change back to US ‘domestic rates’ will occur as early as the end of this November or at the latest by January 1, 2008.”

Opening the meeting, Chamber President Jack Niedenthal said the announcement of concessions was a great victory for the Chamber. Many in the Marshall Islands’ business community had been actively lobbying for these changes for several years.

The Chamber, which has been hosting various government agencies and reps in monthly forums throughout 2007, invited Secretary Nemra and Postal Service Officials to update the Chamber.

Speaking of changes being made by the new Postal Authority, Nemra said they were in the process of hiring a full time accountant and several mail carriers, as well as providing training for current executives and clerical workers.

At present, there are 50 employees, three of which are in Ebeye, with the remainder serving in the Uliga and Delap locations on Majuro.

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FedEx Kinko's opens first smaller store

Posted by | Oct 16, 2007 | |

FedEx Kinko’s is opening new, smaller format stores in the Tucson market.

A FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Center has opened at 8150 N. Cortaro Road. The store is about one-third the size of most Kinko’s stores.

Another small-format store is opening in November at 7301 E. Tanque Verde Road. There are three other Tucson stores.

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Western Union teams with Wal-Mart Canada to offer Western Union Money Transfers(R) and Quick Collect(R) services

Posted by | Oct 16, 2007 | |

The Western Union Company and Wal-Mart Canada Corp., today announced an agreement to provide fast, reliable and convenient global money transfers and Quick Collect(R) services to consumers in Canada.

With a national, chain-wide rollout scheduled for completion in early 2008, Western Union(R) services will be available effective today at select Wal-Mart stores throughout the Greater Toronto area. Wal-Mart Canada currently operates 287 stores coast to coast, serving more than 1 million Canadians daily.

“Customers turn to Wal-Mart for convenience and value – and we are constantly looking for ways to introduce new services at everyday low prices,” said Trudy Fahie, Vice President Financial Services, Wal-Mart Canada Corp. “Through this relationship with Western Union, our customers can enjoy the best overall value when it comes to choosing a money-transfer service provider.”

Through Wal-Mart Canada, Western Union will offer consumers the ability to send and receive Western Union Money Transfers(R) transactions to over 200 countries and territories. The Western Union Quick Collect(R) service enables consumers to send payments for their mortgages, credit-card bills, as well as car and consumer loans using cash or a debit card at Wal-Mart Canada stores.

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Chief Executive of UPS to retire

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service, the world’s largest shipping carrier, said Monday that its Chief Executive, Michael L. Eskew, would retire at the end of the year after six years at the helm and more than three decades with the company.

Scott Davis, Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Mr. Eskew, the company said.

The move was not a surprise, although Mr. Eskew, 58, had not said previously when he would step down.

Mr. Eskew assumed the role of chairman and chief executive on Jan. 1, 2002. Mr. Davis, 55, joined U.P.S. in 1986.
The company also announced several other changes in senior leadership. Replacing Davis as the company’s CFO will be Kurt Kuehn, who is currently Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing and a member of the UPS Management Committee. Replacing Kuehn will be Alan Gershenhorn, who is currently president of UPS International and also serves on the UPS Management Committee. Dan Brutto, who is currently the President of Global Freight forwarding for UPS, is being promoted to the position of president of UPS International and will also join the company’s Management Committee.

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DHL Express Selects DMTI Spatial to Streamline Delivery Routes with Location Intelligence

Posted by | Oct 15, 2007 | |

DMTI Spatial (DMTI) has been selected by DHL Express to provide comprehensive mapping data to optimize its facility and driver routing of its packages by moving from an address-based routing system to a 6 digit postal code boundary framework for its more than 100 locations across Canada. DHL Express Canada picks up and delivers over 300,000 packages on a daily basis. Using DMTI’s Platinum Postal Suite™, DHL can apply national postal code information with unmatched precision down to the neighborhood level ensuring accuracy and reliability in pick-up and delivery services for their customers.

Prior to purchasing the Platinum Postal Suite, DHL’s ability to accurately pinpoint addresses was limited. They had limited ability to analyze routes, make queries for more detailed information within different areas or accurately map routes by major intersection and cross streets. Using postal level demographic and geographic feature data from the Platinum Postal Suite, DHL can precisely define dispatch territories and market segment patterns providing opportunities to streamline their processes, save money and improve customer satisfaction.

“We needed a comprehensive solution that gave us the ability to analyze our routes, realize new efficiencies and provide accurate information for our operations,” explained Lenore Zara, Industrial Engineering Specialist for DHL Express. “DMTI Spatial has detailed and reliable national coverage of Canadian postal geography making them our mapping data vendor of choice.”

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