Parcel Delivery News
- Flagship London Royal Mail centre gets £32m revamp
The main London mail sorting centre operated by Royal Mail is in the process of a £32million revamp. - Strong first quarter for Deutsche Post DHL
The owner of worldwide delivery services company DHL, German postal operator Deutsche Post, says strong growth in its parcels business was a big contributor to higher revenues in the first quarter of 2012. - Major report presses case for post industry change
Postal services providers face a narrowing window of opportunity for taking advantage of irrevocable changes in the way people and businesses are buying their goods, a major new report into the state of the sector says. - Trust in deliveries essential for e-commerce success
Challenges and opportunities faced by the increasing demand for international delivery of goods resulting from the expansion of e-commerce were the main topics of discussion at a conference last week. - UK armed forces overseas get new dedicated postcodes
Military personnel and their families based or seconded overseas should benefit from the same online buying services as they can at home, thanks to the British Forces Post Office introducing a new system of postcodes compatible with those used in the rest of the UK. - Price increases on way for Jersey mail
Jersey Post, the operator of the postal service of the Channel Island and between it and the UK mainland, has followed the British Post Office in raising its stamp prices. - Data quandaries hamper openness on deliveries
Senders and recipients of parcels are still not getting all the information available on the progress of their parcel deliveries due to uncertainty over who 'owns' the data involved. - FedEx agrees buyout of Polish shipper
Polish shipping company Opek is to be bought by FedEx, as it looks to extend the availability of its Express service. - Isle of Man and Guernsey face post rate rises
Price rises for sending letters from the Isle of Man and the Channel Island of Guernsey come into effect around the end of this month. - Post Office gets EU go-ahead to revamp branches
More than £1.1bn of government money will be used to refurbish the network of Post Office branches, after the subsidy was approved by EU officials. - Mail deliverers beat EU time standards
Mail delivery companies exceeded the punctuality and reliability targets set by the European Union in 2011, it has reported – the 14th successive year they have achieved these milestones. - Unions ask UPS for talks over TNT Express buyout
Union groups representing workers around the world are asking for talks with parcel and mail delivery giant UPS over its plans following its merger with TNT Express. - High speed mail train runs from Lyon to London
A French high-speed train designed to carry parcels has this week made the first high-speed run between Lyon, Paris and London. - TNT accepts buyout offer from American rival
American courier services firm UPS has reached a deal over the weekend to buy TNT Express, its Dutch rival. - UPS says talks still on over bid for rival
Worldwide courier firm UPS has this morning issued a statement saying that it is still talking with rival company TNT Express over a possible bid for the company. - MPs back UK stamp price rises
A group of MPs has conceded that an increase in postage rates in the UK is necessary. - iPad 2 price slashed
The price of an Apple iPad 2 has been cut by $50 in America following increased speculation that the next generation of the tablet is about to be released. - EU says cross-border parcel prices are too high
European Union officials have said that the cost of delivering parcels across borders in the EU is "too high", and that this is hindering e-commerce growth. - After e-shopping record returns hit new peak
The record growth figures seen in online shopping in the lead-up to Christmas were far from just a British phenomenon, new figures confirm. - Brits sending more international parcels
Britons have sent 31 per cent more parcels to Australia this year than in 2010, according to the Royal Mail. - Online shops to take big share of record Christmas
More than 60 per cent of all online expenditure by Britons this Christmas will be made by debit card. - Planning Christmas posting in advance saves money
Britons could save up to £75million collectively by planning when they buy and post their Christmas cards and presents. - European parcel traffic back to pre-recession levels
The number of parcels being sent between addresses in Europe has rebounded to pre-recession levels, according to a study into the state of the market. - 90% of online shoppers have bought Christmas gifts
UK consumers have made a major effort to get their Christmas shopping out of the way early this year, according to new data. - Black Friday Apple iPad deals 'revealed'
With Black Friday now just a matter of hours away, and companies across the US and the UK ready to unveil offers to tempt customers, it seems details of some deals have already been made public. - Royal Mail trebles first-half profits
Royal Mail made £67million between March and September this year, three times the profit for the same period in 2010. - Six applicants for every Christmas post job
One certainty of the run-up to Christmas in the UK is that the state-owned mail carrier, the Royal Mail, will advertise for thousands of temporary staff. - Nativity theme for this year's Christmas stamps
Marking the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James version of the Bible, this year's seven Royal Mail Christmas stamps each feature scenes from the gospel. - Government to end Channel Islands VAT exemption
A loophole which has allowed goods sent from the Channel Islands to be exempt from VAT is to be closed by the government. - Android users get updated PayPal version
Users of certain smartphones running on Android can now take advantage of an updated version of PayPal which could make it easier for them to make payments from their account while on the move. - E-traders urged to look beyond borders to boost business
Competition across Europe will benefit if more online store operators worked harder to attract buyers from outside their own borders. - Late surge sees online sales continue year-on-year growth
Proof that people generally take time out from shopping – along with other pursuits – when they head off for their holidays in August comes from the latest set of online sales figures from internet marketing umbrella body IMRG. - PayPal denies Russian launch imminent for payment service
Online payments service provider PayPal has quashed suggestions that its money transfer service would be made available to Russian and Ukrainian citizens this month. - Google gets e-commerce shipping notification patent
Internet search giant Google has been granted a patent for an electronic system designed to help online shoppers track their purchases more accurately. - Soldier forced to pay parcel delivery fee for medal
An American serviceman was forced to cough-up $21 in order to receive a medal to acknowledge his contribution in Iraq. - Banks seek to develop rival to PayPal
Three of America's leading banks are about to start in-depth testing of a mobile payments platform which they hope will rival those offered by PayPal and the existing credit card companies. - NI firms urged to invest in social media
Companies based in Northern Ireland are being urged to take a serious look at how social media can help them grow their businesses. - Banking sector must change to help SMEs, says FSB
Changes must be made to the way the banking sector is run in order to ensure companies have access to the credit facilities they need, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said. - New Look turns to social media to offer daily deals
UK clothing retailer New Look has announced a partnership with global marketing and technology firm TBG Digital, which involves sending daily offers to customers through Facebook. - Pirate DVD sellers' accounts barred by PayPal
PayPal has closed down the accounts of a number of retailers who had been collecting money through the online payment method for DVDs which turned out to have been pirated. - UPS wins most customers' votes in battle of US couriers
American customers prefer UPS to FedEx for their mail and parcel services, according to a just-released major satisfaction survey. - Digital and postal leaders chew over the future
Major players on two sides of the mass communication sector came together yesterday to share ideas on how the physical mail service providers could work alongside their counterparts in the digital field. - Pension row as MPs approve Royal Mail sale plan
MPs gave their final approval to plans to sell-off the Royal Mail to a private operator yesterday with a vote in the Commons. - Parliament to vote on Royal Mail sell-off plans
Today is expected to see a major step taken towards the sell-off of the Royal Mail, as Members of Parliament vote on whether to allow the first steps of the plans to go ahead. - Open source e-commerce vendor Magento bought by eBay
In a move which could be good news for people setting up an online store on eBay, the worldwide e-commerce channel has announced that it has taken control of Magento, a developer of an open-source platform for e-tailers. - Job loss fears reignite Royal Mail strike worries
News that Royal Mail bosses could be looking to make up to 40,000 of their workers redundant has sparked threats of nationwide strikes from unions. - Online stores ease attitudes to customer refunds
As growing amounts of goods are ordered online, and sent by a third party delivery company, more retailers are offering customers refunds when they order items which they subsequently decide they don’t want. - UK retailers buoyed by confidence boost
Businesses across the UK are sure to welcome news that May’s Consumer Confidence Barometer received the second-largest boost since records began. - Superfast mobile broadband good news for retailers
Everything Everywhere, the owner of mobile networks Orange and T-Mobile, is to partner with BT to run a superfast broadband trial. - Banks at risk of missing SME lending target
Lending by the UK’s banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fell short of agreed targets in the first three months of 2011, according to new figures. - CWU issues Royal Mail strike threat
Up to 3,500 Royal Mail workers could go on strike in a dispute over job security, according to union bosses. - Small businesses continue to miss out on banks’ cash
Banks are still failing to lend enough to UK businesses, according to the latest industry figures. - Union vote raises prospect of Royal Mail strike
A strike involving Royal Mail workers could be on the cards if an emergency resolution is passed by union members next week. - A fifth of Facebook users log on before leaving bed
Almost one-fifth of US Facebook users log on to the social networking site before they even get out of bed, according to new research.https://www.parcel2go.com/parceldelivery-world.aspx - US firms see social media as a key marketing tool
Almost three-quarters of small businesses in America are using social media to help market their company’s products and services, according to a new survey. - Start-ups not making best use of new technology
Businesses in Lincoln are not making the most of new technology such as social media, according to a new survey. - Star US financier Buffett to auction lunch meeting
Rumours are circulating that a lunch with one of the best-known financiers and philanthropists in the world, Warren Buffett, is about to be put up for auction on eBay. - US e-commerce spending tops $38bn
Consumers in America spent in excess of $38billion online during the first three months of 2011. - MP voices concerns over post office closures
The UK’s shadow Post Office minister has voiced her concerns over the future of hundreds of post office branches across Britain. - UK government to help businesses trade abroad
A new initiative aimed at helping UK businesses to enter foreign markets has been launched by the government. - Fears over end of next day deliveries
Businesses and householders have claimed they fear the end is coming for Royal Mail’s first class next day delivery service. - Found a good eBay deal? 'Like' it on Facebook
Online shoppers who stumble across a great deal on eBay can now communicate it to their friends on Facebook, after the retailer started adding Facebook 'Like' buttons to the top of its listing pages. - Manchester SMEs to get funding leg-up from RBS
Small and medium-sized businesses in the Manchester area are to receive financial assistance from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). - Social media whizz offers advice to small businesses
Get a plan, stick to it and create compelling content. That is the best place for any small business to start when it comes to social media, according to one industry expert. - DHL chosen as ‘sole’ carrier for Vivienne Westwood shoe show
DHL has been chosen as the official carrier for Vivienne Westwood's shoe exhibition roadshow as it undertakes a two-week international tour. - Residents get apology after Royal Mail delays
Royal Mail delays have led to a group of Somerset residents not receiving post for up to a fortnight.
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