POST&PARCEL
Post&Parcel 2.0
We are very pleased to announce that Post&Parcel will be relaunching a brand-new website in the coming days.
http://postandparcel.info/83840/
POST
Canada Post results
The Canada Post segment lost $62m before tax in the third quarter (Q3).
http://postandparcel.info/83824
Digital focus
A new survey from Escher Group has indicated that 95% of postal operators either currently offer or plan to deliver a customer app, and 89% offer or plan to offer Digital Mail products.
http://postandparcel.info/83804
Stepping down
Jan Bos will step down as CFO of PostNL during the second quarter (Q2) of 2018.
http://postandparcel.info/83848
PARCEL
Ofcom report
Ofcom’s latest annual monitoring update shows that the UK parcels market is continuing to grow, but average revenues per unit are declining as the competition between carriers has driven prices down.
http://postandparcel.info/83762
Parking Privileges
DPD Germany has called for “privileged” parking access for delivery vans on peak days.
http://postandparcel.info/83796/
Yodel CCO
Yodel has appointed Neil Ashworth as its chief commercial officer.
http://postandparcel.info/83782/
E-COMMERCE
Cyber Surge
MetaPack has reported a 26% year-on-year increase in delivery volumes processed across its platform over Black Friday and the Cyber Weekend.
http://postandparcel.info/83852
Casino Win
French supermarket giant Groupe Casino has agreed a new partnership with Ocado.
http://postandparcel.info/83821
Instant Expansion
ASOS and On the dot have rolled out the ASOS Instant same-day delivery service to Leeds and Manchester.
http://postandparcel.info/83673
INNOVATION
Intelligent Investment
The John Lewis Partnership has invested in two tech startups: the food-centre social hub, WeFiFo; and Exaactly, an intelligent addressing system that aims to “put an end to failed deliveries”.
http://postandparcel.info/83806
Arrive app
Shopify has produced a new app, called Arrive, which allows users to track all of their orders from multiple online retailers in one place.
http://postandparcel.info/83859
INFRASTRUCTURE
Montpellier facility
UPS has opened a new facility in Mauguio-Carnon, near Montpellier.
http://postandparcel.info/83732
FedEx feeder planes
FedEx Express has agreed to buy 50 Cessna SkyCourier 408 aircraft from Textron Aviation, with options to purchase up to 50 additional aircraft.
http://postandparcel.info/83828
SUSTAINABILITY
Tesla trucks
DHL Supply Chain has placed an order for ten Tesla Electric Class 8 Semi Trucks.
http://postandparcel.info/83844
Power trailers
UPS has started trials using bikes and power-assisted trailers to deliver parcels in London.
http://postandparcel.info/83734
Greening London
The Great London Authority has announced five projects that will benefit from the new £1m Major’s Air Quality Business Fund. They include initiatives in Islington for parcel lockers and a shared electric vehicle for deliveries; and a “micro-consolidation” scheme for parcel deliveries in Southwark.
