Liberalisation of postal services
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Swedish postal workers threaten strike action
The Swedish national union of postal workers has reportedly threatened to go on strike over pay and conditions at the end of October. If the union’s demands are not met, 2,000 postal workers would reportedly walk out of their posts on 25 October 2004. According to the online news service of Radio Sweden, the negotiations were currently stalled.
Read MoreThe International AddressGuide – now published with eastern European countries
The cross-border sourcing of addresses for direct mailing is becoming easier for eastern European countries: the new edition of the International AddressGuide from Swiss Post International now also includes, alongside the existing 15 countries in western Europe, new entries for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. The AddressGuide lists 500 providers from 20 countries and describes what they have to offer, with key figures such as the number of company addresses, decision-makers, private addresses, selection criteria, and the extent of their special address databases. To help users evaluate potential suppliers, the guide provides information such as year of establishment and number of employees. For each country, it also contains an outline of the address market with detailed information on prices, data protection, return rates, address formats and the correct salutations.
Read MorePosten Interim Report January – June 2004
Net sales grew three percent to SEK 12,516m (12,127).
Parcel volume increased eight percent, other mail classes rose by three percent. Financial-service transactions decreased by 17 percent.
Operating earnings improved to SEK 279m (-513). Earnings include provisions of SEK -136m (-383) and capital gains of SEK 47m (-1).
Measures for which provisions have been made will lead to annual savings of SEK 150m.
After-tax earnings improved to SEK 405m (-483).
Cash flows before financing activities totaled SEK 317m (-389).
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