PARCEL
Trump Tweet
US President Donald J Trump recently tweeted that the US Postal Service (USPS) should be charging online retailers “MUCH MORE” for delivering packages.
https://postandparcel.info/92027
P2P Rebrand
International parcel delivery company P2P Mailing Ltd has undergone a rebrand and is now to be known as P2P.
https://postandparcel.info/92547
Posti Parcels
Finland’s Posti has reported that it delivered more than 37m parcels in 2017, up 9% on the previous year.
https://postandparcel.info/92575
POST
Croatian Sorters
Croatian Post’s new mail sorting centres in Zagreb and Split are using systems from Pitney Bowes.
https://postandparcel.info/91813/news
Bell and Howell buys Gunther
Bell and Howell has acquired the assets of Connecticut-based Gunther International to further expand its mail-inserting product portfolio.
https://postandparcel.info/92545
Emirates Enhancements
Emirates Post Group has announced that it is enhancing its postal services in time for P.O. Box renewals.
https://postandparcel.info/92053
E-COMMERCE
Online Xmas
UK retailer Next has reported that its online business performed “particularly well” in the run-up to Christmas.
https://postandparcel.info/92069
Exporting Enthusiasm
Hermes has teamed up with the UK Department for International Trade (DIT), as a partner of the government-led Exporting is GREAT campaign.
https://postandparcel.info/92083
7Fresh Food
JD.com is launching its new “7Fresh” physical stores in China, which will complement its online food delivery service.
https://postandparcel.info/92091
INNOVATION
Machine Testing
PostNL has expanded its testing of parcel and letter machines to the city of Breda.
https://postandparcel.info/92556
Trafford Towers
Asda has introduced an automated parcel tower at its Trafford Park store in Greater Manchester.
https://postandparcel.info/92553
ArrowXL App
UK-based two-person home delivery company ArrowXL has launched an online portal and app to enhance how it communicates with its employees.
https://postandparcel.info/92561
INFRASTRUCTURE
Prime Numbers
Amazon has announced that more than 5bn items were shipped through its Prime service in 2017.
https://postandparcel.info/92087
Alibaba Bees?
Alibaba is reportedly considering plans to make a $100m investment in the Indian logistics company XpressBees.
https://postandparcel.info/92100/news
Logistics Acquisition
United Arab Emirates-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) has bought two Amazon logistics centres in Dortmund, Germany for $144m.
https://postandparcel.info/92074
SUSTAINABILITY
Hydrogen Van
Same-day distribution company CitySprint has announced the trial of a hydrogen van with its client Mitie, in London – marking the first use of hydrogen vehicles for courier services in the UK.
https://postandparcel.info/92550
Electric Charging Stations
CIRRANTiC, the company behind the Moovility app and interactive mapsite which plots charging stations for electric vehicles, has teamed up with what3words.
https://postandparcel.info/92578
City Cargo Bikes
The City of London Corporation has announced that a cargo bike delivery scheme is now be available to all local businesses in the Smithfield and Farringdon areas with deliveries anywhere within the Congestion Charge zone.