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DHL to lay off 2,870 US workers in the wake of its Airbourne purchase

Posted by | Sep 4, 2003 | |

The decision to cut costs at the expense of employees is a sign that the German giant is confidently pressing ahead with its strategic plans in the US rather than a sign of weakness. A more effective and organized DHL should be able to animate the US express landscape.

While DHL Express is busy hiring staff at its new US headquarters in Plantation, Florida, it is cutting 2,870 jobs at its pickup and delivery centers across America as part of its consolidation with Airborne. The layoffs represent about 6% of the company’s total US workforce, which is estimated to be around 44,000 employees. Couriers servicing Airborne’s delivery network will now handle DHL’s pickup and delivery services.

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FedEx Express launches direct China-U.S. flight

Posted by | Sep 2, 2003 | |

FedEx Express on Tuesday launched its first direct flight from the Chinese city of Shenzhen to its hub in Anchorage, Alaska. FedEx has been serving Shenzhen for several years via Japan and its Asian hub at Subic Bay in the Philippines.
The new MD-11 service, operating five days a week, provides customers in South China with 10:30 a.m. next-day delivery to North America, FedEx said. “With nearly 40 percent of all foreign direct investment flowing into China earmarked for the Pearl River Delta, the region has clearly become the primary driver of China’s booming economy,” said David L. Cunningham Jr., president of the Asia Pacific Division of FedEx Express, the largest operating unit of FedEx Corp.

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DHL announce organizational changes in US

Posted by | Sep 2, 2003 | |

DHL today announced organizational changes that represent a key step toward building a more efficient and competitive infrastructure for its U.S. operations following the close of the company’s acquisition of Airborne. Effective immediately, pick up and delivery services previously handled by 169 of DHL’s nationwide service centers will be transitioned to couriers currently servicing the Airborne delivery network.

Impacted DHL employees will continue to be paid and receive benefits through October 31, 2003, and will receive severance packages based on years of service.

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USPS Rule Change to Lower Postage for For-Profit Fundraisers

Posted by | Sep 2, 2003 | |

A prospective change in postal regulations soon could open the door to mail solicitations that enrich commercial fundraisers operating under the guise of raising money for charitable groups, nonprofit advocates said last week.

The U.S. Postal Service is expected to publish in the Federal Register this week changes to the cooperative mailing rule, which governs the use of less expensive postal rates for fundraising appeals by nonprofits.

A new exemption would remove the ban on the use of preferred mailing rates by partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses such as direct mailers. The ban was intended to ensure that only nonprofits benefited from the cheaper postal rates, which can shave as much as a dime off the cost of each piece of mail.

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Mail remains vital to business today, says Pitney Bowes

Posted by | Sep 2, 2003 | |

Michael J. Critelli, chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes Inc. affirmed that, “contrary to the predictions of a paperless environment, mail remains a vital piece of the business communications flow,” during a presentation at Solomon Smith Barney today.

Critelli noted that there are more than 425 billion pieces of mail generated annually around the world, and 200 billion in the U.S. alone. “The mailing industry in the U.S. is a $900 billion industry that drives over eight percent of the GDP annually. Organizations understand the power of mail to exchange critical information, products and payments with their important stakeholders and, compared with other forms of marketing, businesses and non-profits can reach out to prospects in a non-intrusive manner.” He also mentioned that, though no one can predict the future of mail as a communications tool for organizations, “Pitney Bowes expects to have great growth opportunities in mail for a very long time, regardless of business mail volume trends, given the massive size of the mailing industry worldwide.”

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