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• Major step-change for Australian e-commerce 18th November 2019
  Australia Post has teamed up with fulfilment technology provider, Doddle, to extend its network of collect and return locations and make online shopping even easier.
• DPD: leading the drive to a greener, more sustainable future 18th November 2019
  On Friday UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited domestic parcels carrier, DPD UK in Greater Manchester to discuss the firm's plans for an all-electric fleet of vehicles, new infrastructure investment and job creation.
• Austrian Post intensifies its parcel logistics expansion 18th November 2019
  Austrian Post Group has reported positive revenue development in the first nine months of 2019.
• Royal Mail exceeds Quality of Service targets 15th November 2019
  Royal Mail’s latest Quality of Service report reveals that the Company has exceeded its annual regulatory Quality of Service targets for First and Second Class mail, for the first half of the financial year 2019-20.
• Parcelforce helps senders manage their deliveries more efficiently 15th November 2019
  Parcelforce Worldwide has redesigned its app and launched new features to help senders and recipients manage their deliveries more effectively. Retailers and consumers can start their sending journey in the app with a new ‘quick quote’ option.
• Losses continue at USPS 15th November 2019
  The U.S. Postal Service has reported a net loss of $8.8 billion for fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019) an increase in net loss of $4.9 billion since 2018.
•  Amazon branches out in Las Vegas 15th November 2019
  Amazon has announced plans to expand the company’s workforce in Las Vegas with plans to create 125 additional corporate jobs in the city.
• “Intelligence in logistics is at the heart of tomorrow’s economic development.” 14th November 2019
  CEVA Logistics new global headquarters in Marseille was officially opened by the Prime Minister of France, Edouard Philippe and the President of the French Region “Sud”, Renaud Muselier accompanied by CEVA's CEO, Nicolas Sartini, and Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO, CMA CGM Group.
• Australian competition commission “satisfied” with Australia Post price increases 14th November 2019
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to object to Australia Post’s draft proposal to increase the prices of ordinary letter services delivered to its regular timetable, including the basic postage rate (BPR) from $1.00 to $1.10. Australia Post is not proposing […]
• CWU: “The High Court has ruled against us” 13th November 2019
  Royal Mail has won an injunction to halt a national postal strike. Today the High Court ruled that the Communication Workers Union's postal ballot of Royal Mail employees for industrial action was unlawful.
• EPISODE 177: SAME-DAY DELIVERY AND DELIVERING VALUE WITH BEN NOWLAN 13th November 2019
  Ben Nowlan, CEO of OmniCX and co-founder of delivery start-up Sherpa, joins me to talk about fast delivery: The background to setting up Sherpa’s fast delivery service Interactive delivery management from a consumer perspective and from a merchant/delivery perspective Communications between the delivery driver and […]
• DB Schenker enhances its delivery processes 13th November 2019
  Global logistics provider DB Schenker, have teamed up with European supplier of handheld devices Zetes.
• Xpediator announces new CFO 13th November 2019
  Xpediator, a provider of freight management services across the UK and Central and Eastern Europe has appointed Robert Ross as the Chief Financial Officer of the Group.
• Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds £50 million fine on Royal Mail 12th November 2019
  In a hearing today, The Competition Appeal Tribunal has upheld the £50 million fine imposed by Ofcom on Royal Mail on 14 August 2018.
• Menzies Distribution  improves its newstrade logistics capabilities 12th November 2019
  Menzies Distribution has opened a newstrade logistics hub in Inverness which will operate 24-hours a day and will be dedicated to managing newspaper and magazine deliveries and returns for retailers.
• Appel: DPDHL is “growing even in uncertain times” 12th November 2019
  Deutsche Post DHL Group has released its third quarter results (July-September), revealing group revenue increased by 4.7% to EUR 15.6 billion.
• FedEx Express strengthens its presence in GCC 12th November 2019
  FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has announced its expansion in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, transitioning to a direct presence in the Sultanate of Oman.
• UPS provides quality assurance for beef being shipped internationally 11th November 2019
  UPS has partnered with HerdX, Inc., a leading U.S.-based agri-tech solutions provider, to deliver blockchain-verified traced beef from a U.S. farm to Japan.
• APC sees growth in turnover thanks to Fragile & Liquid services 11th November 2019
  UK independent delivery network the APC, has seen a 3.5 % year-on-year growth in turnover to £109 million for the 2018/19 financial year, with a total gross profit of £15.6 million.
• Whistl helps even more SMEs target UK households 11th November 2019
  Whistl Doordrop Media, the audience targeting and leaflet specialist, has reported that 2,000 SME’s have signed up to Leafletdrop - their on-line leaflet advertising tool. So far over 20 million leaflets have been processed since the launch in 2018.