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- CitySprint looking to recruit new couriers 28th July 2021Same-day delivery specialist CitySprint is reportedly looking to recruit around 600 new couriers across the UK. The firm is looking for couriers with both small and large vans, and there is particularly strong demand for couriers serving the London area, according to reports in UK […]
- New study finds millennials, urban dwellers and office workers are “trailblazers” for smart lockers 28th July 2021A new study of 2,200 Americans conducted by Morning Consult for Pitney Bowes found that millennials, urban dwellers and office workers showed strong preferences for using smart lockers for their parcel deliveries.
- Vietnam Postal trialling parcel delivery lockers 28th July 2021Vietnam Post has reported been piloting the Post Smart automatic parcel delivery cabinet in 40 post offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
- An Post welcomes announcement of new Chairperson 28th July 2021Ireland’s An Post has welcomed the appointment of Carol Bolger as the new Chairperson of the Board of the company.
- eBay UK rolls out fulfilment by Orange Connex to “enable faster delivery options and reduced logistics costs for sellers” 27th July 2021E-commerce giant eBay UK has announced the roll-out of a new service by Orange Connex which it says will provide end-to-end fulfilment for its UK sellers with “faster delivery options, improved logistics management, more streamlined processes and enhanced seller protection”.
- UPS posts $23.4 billion Q2 revenue 27th July 2021UPS has announced a second quarter 2021 consolidated revenue of $23.4 billion, which was 14.5% up on the same period last year. The group’s consolidated operating profit for the quarter was up more than 47% year-on-year at $3.3 billion, and the year-to-date cash from operations […]
- Oxford becomes DPD’s first all-electric city 27th July 2021DPD has announced that Oxford will become its first ‘all-electric city’ in the UK, with all future parcel deliveries being made in the city only with electric vehicles.
- Vegan food delivery service pilot launches in Glasgow 27th July 2021Cooperative venture Vegan Wheels has launched a new vegan food delivery service in Glasgow.
- NZ Post investing in Supply Chain Solutions 26th July 2021New Zealand’s postal provider NZPost is partnering with e-commerce specialist company Supply Chain Solutions in order to offer its customers an end-to-end supply chain.
- JD delivery drones help with disaster relief in China 26th July 2021E-commerce player JD has reported that its autonomous logistics drones have been delivering emergency supplies and providing disaster relief services to flood-stricken regions of China.
- Belgian Government approves bpost management contract with bpost 26th July 2021The Belgian government has approved its latest management contract with the postal provider bpost.
- La Poste reportedly looking to save costs by slowing down second class delivery times 26th July 2021French national postal service provider La Poste is reportedly looking to add an extra day to the delivery time for second class letters (known as ‘lettres verts’) in order to save costs.
- Hermes: becoming more agile and more effective 23rd July 2021Carl Lyon, COO at Hermes UK speaks to Post&Parcel about the pandemic and the dramatic effect on last mile delivery
- Canada Post tests e-cargo trikes 23rd July 2021This week Canada Post has begun testing e-cargo trikes in selected areas of downtown Montréal as an environmentally friendly option to deliver packages.
- Triangle: new research focuses on SE Asia 23rd July 2021Triangle’s South East Asia Post and Express Carriers Digest 2021, published today, provides an overview of the mail and express segment as well as a country specific economic view.
- South East Asia Post and Express Carriers Digest 2021 23rd July 2021Triangle is publishing its first South East Asia Post and Express Carriers Digest looking into the region not only from a postal standpoint, but also from a social and economic perspective.
- APG eCommerce: revenue up a record-breaking 90% 22nd July 2021APG eCommerce Solutions (APG) has announced "exceptional" FY 2021 results (Year ended 30 June 2021).
- Austrian Post: Group Revenue climbed by 28.4% in the first six months of 2021 22nd July 2021Austrian Post has published its preliminary figures for H1 2021: forecast for 2021 raised after good half-year performance.
- PostNL significantly expands its footprint in Belgium 21st July 2021In response to increased market demand, PostNL has announced that in September 2021 two new parcel depots will come on stream, while in 2022 PostNL will open its first high-tech sorting and distribution centre in Belgium, and break ground on building a second.
- Royal Mail: the domestic parcel market is re-basing to a higher level than pre-pandemic 21st July 2021Royal Mail plc has released a trading statement for the three months ended June 2021.