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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.

https://postandparcel.info/92565

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