Deutsche Post to open transport internet portal
Deutsche Post AG, the German post office, is to launch its own internet portal in October for the purchasing of transport services.
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Article: WH Smith sells its news distribution system
Retail giant WH Smith first announced its intention to sell its troubled distribution business in March this year. The news was not unexpected: a trading statement for the 20 weeks to 20 January 2001 reported a ‘disappointing’ performance in the news distribution unit, with growth static at 1%. The retailer’s distribution division also came under fire last year for plans to form an exclusive national arrangement with Tesco for distributing magazines.
WH Smith put an end to this strategy in January this year, and hinted about selling off the division a few months later. Future plans for WH Smith News, the UK’s largest wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, still hangs in the balance, although the company insists it is “business as usual”.
Consignia Review of Road, Rail and Air
Consignia, the new holding company for Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and Post Office branches, has announced a total review of its countrywide road, rail and air transport links as part of plans to reshape the entire network to meet demands for faster, cost-effective services in the future.
Read MoreNightspeed makes light work of Philips contract
UK SECURE EXPRESS parcels carrier Nightspeed Services has won contracts worth around £600,000 a year to handle overnight deliveries for a range of Philips’ businesses.
Read MoreTDG acquires IWT Worldwide Logistics for £11.7 m
Acquisition of IWT by TDG of the UK will make TDG the 3rd largest logistics company in Ireland.
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