Market Survey
Latest Triangle Survey Finds Churn increased in the UK B2C Express Market
Triangle Management Services, the specialist services provider to the global mail and express industry, has just released its B2C Express Parcels Distribution Survey. The in-depth annual report surveys UK B2C shippers and benchmarks service ratings for the main carriers used in home deliveries.
http://postandparcel.info/75929
Postal
UPU: “The Post must transform itself to be relevant in the future”
Summing up the mood of the Universal Postal Congress which took place in Istanbul over the past three weeks, the Univeral Postal Union’s (UPU) UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein said: “The message to us has been that the UPU must transform and the Post must be able to transform itself if we are to be relevant in the future.”
http://postandparcel.info/75911
Royal Mail responds to Daily Mail “Scam Mail” claims
Royal Mail has responded to the claims made in a UK newspaper that it has been failing to crack down on scam mail senders contacting potential victims via the postal service.
http://postandparcel.info/75909
SingPost appoints new directors
Singapore Post (SingPost) has announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Independent Directors to its Board: Fang Ai Lian, Elizabeth Kong and Bob Tan.
http://postandparcel.info/75886/
Retail
SP eCommerce partners with Timberland for e-commerce store
Timberland has partnered with Singapore Post’s (SingPost) SP eCommerce to launch its first official e-commerce store, shop.timberland.com.sg, in Southeast Asia.
http://postandparcel.info/75939
Amazon and Google get physical
Internet giants Amazon and Google are both planning to become more involved in physical “bricks and mortar” stores.
http://postandparcel.info/75932
“Secret restrictions forcing up the price of consumer purchases and threatening sales,” claims eBay
Consumers go online because they think this is the easiest way to find branded goods at the best prices – but eBay says “secret restrictions” are actually stopping the UK’s online shoppers from getting the best deals.
http://postandparcel.info/75868
Special Delivery
Consumers want Sunday deliveries – but don’t want to pay extra
Two thirds of consumers want Sunday delivery but they expect the convenience to come at a standard price, finds a report commissioned by Electio.
http://postandparcel.info/75801
L’Occitane partners with CollectPlus
Retailer L’Occitane has partnered with CollectPlus to offer its customers the ability to collect their online purchases at any of the 5,800+ local newsagents and convenience stores that are part of the CollectPlus network.
http://postandparcel.info/75927
JKS Restaurant Group and Deliveroo launching new delivery service
The Sethis, the family behind Michelin-starred Gymkhana, Trishna and Hoppers, will be partnering with Deliveroo to launch the Motu Indian Kitchen delivery service this month.
http://postandparcel.info/75879
Technology
Pitney Bowes launches SendPro 300
Pitney Bowes has launched its SendPro 300 solution, which streamlines multi-carrier office shipping and mailing for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
http://postandparcel.info/75894
Scurri adds Peoplevox integration
Scurri has announced the integration of Peoplevox Warehouse Management System (WMS) into its cloud-based fulfilment platform.
http://postandparcel.info/75816
Final delivery
Parcelhub has launched the final piece of its logistics support solution for e-commerce businesses.
http://postandparcel.info/75807
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