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Three new Posts sign up as members of Triangle’s Global Post Office Retail Benchmarking Group
Triangle are pleased to announce and welcome three new Post Office networks as members of the Post Office Retail Benchmarking Group. Poste Italiane, HayPost and Saudi Post have all recently joined and will be attending the next Benchmarking meeting to be held at PosTech in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 13th November 2007.
Alberto Buttaroni, Head of Operations and Customer Care at Poste Italiane commented: “To join the Global Post Office Retail Benchmarking Group is a way to step into wider relations with foreign Postal Operators, with a particular focus on product development. We are pleased to create a link between different postal organizations because we believe this can be an opportunity to find out more about different countries and improve our know-how. In this way we believe we can learn more about each others companies by comparing particular solutions to the same issue.”
The main objectives for the group is to create a cooperative environment to share information to develop “best in class”, compare KPI’s against each other, conduct best practice studies of important business processes and be kept updated on global developments within the Post Office industry.
The group now has 10 Post Office networks as members and include An Post, Emirates Post, Egypt Post, Jersey Post, HayPost, Lebanon Post, Poste Italiane, UK Post Office, Saudi Post and South African Post Office.
If you are interested in joining the group and would like to be considered for membership, please email Triangle’s Benchmarking Coordinator Marcin at [email protected].
Read MoreDHL USA chosen as exclusive carrier for Chico's online and catalog business
DHL announced today it is has been chosen by fashion apparel retailer Chico’s FAS, Inc. as its direct-to-consumer delivery service provider. DHL will serve Chico’s online and catalog sales business, providing US domestic and international express services to support its retail distribution network.
Chico’s operates 965 women’s specialty stores, including stores in 48 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico’s, White House | Black Market and Soma Intimates names.
Through the new agreement Chico’s and its related brands will use DHL@home business-to-residential service to deliver directly to their consumers nationwide. All shipments ordered by customers through online, catalog, or 800 number sales will be fulfilled at Chico’s Distribution Center in Winder, Ga., and transported to DHL locations nationwide – with the U.S. Postal Service handling the final mile delivery as part of the DHL@home service offering.
DHL will also be the express delivery provider for Chico’s international customers – many of whom are Americans living abroad who want access to the unique styles offered by Chico’s, White House | Black Market and Soma Intimates. These customers will now have access to Chico’s fashions wherever they live, in over 225 countries and territories served by DHL.
Read MoreDHL Japan now guarantees time definite delivery service for parcels to the U.S.
DHL announced the expansion of its Time Definite Delivery (TDD) service to the United States to include parcels, offering customers in Japan an enhancement of its popular service that guarantees delivery of their important parcels to major U.S. business centers by noon the following business day.
DHL began offering guaranteed MidDay Express service for documents bound for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in April 2007, and with handling volume growing steadily, has decided to expand service coverage to include destinations in Boston and Chicago, as well for parcels with a declared value of up to US$2,000. Customers in Japan sending parcels to these U.S. cities now can opt for guaranteed delivery by noon the following business day for an additional 3,000 yen, on top of standard shipping rates.
Six months after the launch of TDD service for U.S.-bound documents, the U.S. currently ranks fifth in handling volume among the 40 countries served from Japan by DHL’s Time Definite Delivery service. DHL expects strong demand for the U.S.-bound MidDay Express parcel service, especially among Japanese manufacturers of semiconductors, electronic/automotive parts and machine tools.
Using TDD services is easy: customers simply contact DHL’s Customer Service and a DHL courier will be dispatched to collect shipments at designated locations for delivery the following business day . Customers can track their shipments via the DHL website, and are notified via telephone, e-mail or facsimile once the delivery has been made. If the delivery is not made by the agreed time, DHL will notify the customer and follow up with a report on the cause of the delay. If DHL is responsible for the delay, DHL will reimburse all shipping costs in accordance with the terms and conditions of its Money-back Guarantee.
Read MoreHoneywell announces agreement to acquire Hand Held Products Inc.
Honeywell announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hand Held Products Inc., a privately held Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) company based in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., for approximately USD 390 million. Hand Held Products manufactures a range of data collection and communication products designed for mobile, on-site, and transaction processing in retail, healthcare, utilities, transportation, logistics and industry. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review.
Hand Held will become a part of Honeywell’s Security Group within the Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) business. Hand Held had sales of approximately USD 285 million in 2006.
Roger Fradin, President and CEO of Honeywell ACS said, “Hand Held’s growth potential and strong positions in key vertical markets complement ACS’ existing wireless solutions. Hand Held’s ‘customer first’ mentality fits well with our culture. Both cultures value innovation that drives our customers’ success.”
Hand Held’s core products are bar code scanners and rugged mobile, wireless computers that are used for asset-tracking, logistics execution and supply chain management across diverse end markets. The company is perhaps best known in its space for its line of mobile computing and imaging technology used by the U.S. Postal Service, Dillards and Veterans Administration hospitals.
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