Levi Strauss & Co, clothing supplier, has awarded Tibbett & Britten a multi-million pound contract to provide 4th party logistics solutions for inbound transportation to Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East & Africa across Western and Central Europe.
Read MoreChildrens Warehouse, childrens products supplier and gift supplier Initial Ideas have both appointed London home delivery specialist Beck & Call to handle home shopping deliveries for customers living in the centre of the capital.
Read MoreWHILE the Royal Mail is striving to cut its costs, it seems that its critics at Postwatch have caught the spending habit. Since Royal Mail has to fund its own watchdog, it would be understandable if it felt more than a little aggrieved that the bill has been rising and reached Pounds 7 million last year.
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Royal Mail is believed to be furious at the explosion of costs at Postwatch, the consumer watchdog that it is forced to fund.
It paid GBP7m last year for the organisation, which in turn spent over GBP350,000 on furniture, GBP600,000 on computer equipment and a staggering GBP462,000 on entertaining, subsistence and travel. Its predecessor, the Post Office User’s National Council (POUNC), spent under GBP800,000 in a year.
Read MoreAir courier wholesaler Asia Pacific Express has collapsed, the latest victim of the downturn in the air courier market and a rising tide of bad debt in the industry. Cashflow problems two months ago forced Asia Pacific to sell 75% of its shares to UAC, a large freight wholesaler based in the US and Australia. UAC has since declined to invest further.
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