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Courier Service are a growing business in Costa Rica

Posted by | Jul 6, 2002 | |

The competition among the courier service companies operating in Costa Rica is growing following the increase in on-line shopping activities, the preference offirms to import materials and components through courier services and the fact that the exporting companies operating in Costa Rica tend to use these services to ensure that the goods are delivered on time and fulfill security standards. Some of the companies offering courier services in Costa Rica are FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS), Aerocasillas, DHL, Jet Box, Correos de Costa Rica and Cafe Britt. The imports made through courier services so far in 2002 have amounted some US$ 10.2mn, compared to US$ 7.1mn in 2001.

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United Parcel Opens German Retail Business

Posted by | Jul 4, 2002 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to open 1,000 Mail Boxes Etc. stores in Germany in the next 10 years to gain more retail customers in Europe’s largest economy, Handelsblatt said, citing Gunnar Adalberth, head of United Parcel’s German unit.

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PacTrac release Parcels & Packets UK market research results

Posted by | Jul 3, 2002 | |

Andrew Lester & Associates has just delivered the first of four sets of research findings on the UK parcels and packets market in 2002. The PacTrac Programme is a continuous market monitoring study that reports quarterly on parcel and packet shipments, carriers used and types of service levels required.

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Uk International parcels and packets market

Posted by | Jun 27, 2002 | |

Six carriers account for 71% of the UK international parcels and packets market, according to research by Andrew Lester & Associates. This figure was revealed in the Pac Trac programme, a market monitoring study based on interviews with 500 UK shippers during the March- May period. It shows that DHL held the lion’s share (32%), followed by UPS (20%) and TNT (10%). Together the Royal Mail and Parcelforce have 5% share of the market. When asked which international carrier has the best reputation for quality, the respondents voted FedEx as the winner, followed by DHL and UPS.

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Mail Boxes Etc. opens 1,000th International Center

Posted by | Jun 24, 2002 | |

Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), the world’s largest franchisor of retail postal, shipping and business services, today announced that it has expanded its network of franchised centers to 1,000 international and more than 3,500 in the United States. This milestone was reached with the opening of an MBE center in Berlin – the first in Germany.

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