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US Postal workers promote using the US Postal Service

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

US postal workers are being encouraged to give the US Postal Services marketing department, new leads to business in a cooperative effort to try and boost postal revenues. Workers who know their jobs depend on high volumes of mail are being encouraged to “submit a lead” to the USPS marketing department when they encounter potential customers in their daily lives. If for example they are ordering some goods on the Internet and they don’t have an option to choose that the goods are delivered by the USPS, they are encouraged to pass on that “lead” to the marketing department to follow up and see if it will generate more postal business. One of UNI’s US affiliates, the NPMHU, has joined with the USPS in rolling out a programme to their members to be part of the “Submit A Lead” campaign to help the USPS boost revenues in the very difficult economic environment.

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USPS grows international business

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

USPS is expanding its international business and is poised to gain additional commercial freedom to negotiate rates with air suppliers in order to reduce transportation costs.

In 2007, USPS increased its international revenues by 13.5 pct to USD 2,036 million, which represented 2.7 pct of its overall USD 74,973 million revenues. Volumes increased 5 pct to 833 million pieces. Packages have grown in recent years and last year represented 59 pct of international revenues, or USD 1,201 million, compared to 38 pct of international revenues in 2000.

Customers, especially small businesses, were seeking cheaper alternatives to the global express companies, Paul Vogel, Managing Director global business and senior vice-president said. “

Last year’s product simplification and re-branding in line with domestic products, improved IT tools such as tracking and tracing, as well as growing online shipping had also increased international business.

Although the depressed US economy was impacting on USPS’ domestic business, and especially mail business from the financial sector, the weak dollar was encouraging more international business, Vogel pointed out. European customers, for example, were doing more online shopping with US websites.

In a significant development, USPS expects soon to gain commercial freedom to negotiate air transportation rates with airlines, Vogel disclosed. Until now, it has had to pay fixed tariffs, which represent about one third of its international supply chain costs. The House of Representatives had recently passed legislation to deregulate tariffs, and the legal change was now awaiting presidential approval, he pointed out.

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Royal Mail's request to waive the Redelivery local collect charge during December 2008 (UK)

Posted by | Oct 7, 2008 | |

Royal Mail has asked Postcomm for a temporary exemption which would waive the 50p Redelivery local collect charge during December 2008.
Postcomm published a consultation letter which seeks stakeholders’ views on Royal Mail’s request, and stakeholders are invited to respond to the letter by 7 November 2008. We expect to make a decision in early November 2008.
On 26 September 2008, Royal Mail applied for a Direction from Postcomm for exemption from the three month notification period required by Condition 7 for it to waive the 50p Redelivery Local Collect charge during December 2008. It proposed to make this change available to all recipients of items that have not been delivered on the first attempt.

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Deutsche Post: New Head of Corporate Communications in March 2009

Posted by | Oct 7, 2008 | |

Christof Ehrhart (42), currently Head of Global Corporate Communications for the European Aeronautic Defence und Space Company (EADS), will become the Head of Corporate Communications at Deutsche Post World Net as of March 1, 2009. He thus succeeds Manfred Harnischfeger (64), who will leave the company to retire as of June 30, 2009, pursuant to contract. Harnischfeger will remain in contact with Deutsche Post World Net as a consultant.
In his new position, Ehrhart will be in charge of Group-wide internal and external communications, corporate sponsoring and worldwide brand management for Deutsche Post World Net. He will report directly to the Chairman of the Board of Management, Frank Appel.

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