Awards
Applications for the World Post & Parcel Awards are now open
Nominations for the prestigious World Post & Parcel Awards 2017 are now open and will run until the 28th February. This year’s event will be held alongside the World Mail and Express Europe conference which will be hosted by La Poste in Paris.
http://postandparcel.info/76715
Postal
Royal Mail’s half-year results in line with expectations
Royal Mail has announced its results for the half year ended 25 September. The revenue of £4,583m was up 1% on the £4,395m achieved in the first half of 2015, while profit before tax was up from £240m to £252m.
http://postandparcel.info/76617
Delivering the Digital Democracy
In his keynote address to the World Mail & Express Asia conference held in Singapore last week, SingPost’s Sam Ang told delegates that “we are now living in the fourth industry revolution” – a time in which digital technology has democratised business and empowered the individual.
http://postandparcel.info/76614
Swiss Post’s profits down
Swiss Post has announced that in the first three quarters of 2016 it generated a Group profit of 466m francs, down from 503m francs in 2015.
http://postandparcel.info/76730
Retail
Spring launches International Returns
Spring Global Delivery Solutions has launched an International Returns solution.
http://postandparcel.info/76648
Export sales by UK-based businesses on Amazon Marketplace set to top £1.8bn in 2016
Amazon has announced that UK-based businesses selling on Amazon Marketplace are expected to achieve export sales of more than £1.8bn in 2016, up 29% year-on-year.
http://postandparcel.info/76721
Nightline sees “Brexit bonus” ahead of seasonal parcel peak
Ireland-based delivery firm Nightline has reported that parcel volumes handled by its Parcel Motel division have increased by 25% in the five months since Britain voted to leave the European Union – bringing a “Brexit bonus” ahead of the traditional holiday peak season.
http://postandparcel.info/76685
Special Delivery
DHL Express launches On Demand Delivery
DHL Express has launched a new “On Demand Delivery” service, which it says has been developed in response to significant growth in premium cross-border e-commerce volumes.
http://postandparcel.info/76679
One-hour delivery from Morrisons for Amazon Prime customers
Amazon Prime customers in selected London postcodes can now order grocery items sourced from Morrisons stores for delivery in under 60 minutes.
http://postandparcel.info/76656
GMB calls on HMRC to investigate Uber
The GMB union has formally requested HMRC to investigate Uber over the ride hailing company’s compliance with minimum wage laws and “the dark maze of tax avoidance”.
http://postandparcel.info/76718
Technology
Hermes launches Innovation Lab
Consumer delivery specialist Hermes has launched an Innovation Lab in Leeds which will focus on developing new delivery solutions.
http://postandparcel.info/76637
Honeywell handhelds for Pass My Parcel shops
Pass My Parcel is implementing Honeywell handheld computers at more than 3,000 parcel shop locations across the UK.
http://postandparcel.info/76676
Zebra Technologies introduces new touch mobile computers
Zebra Technologies has launched its new TC5 Series touch mobile computers.
http://postandparcel.info/76727
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