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Date: 16/04/2018 10:27 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

UK advertising authority cracks down on misleading parcel delivery claims

The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), which is part of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has issued a new enforcement notice to stop retailers from making misleading UK parcel delivery claims. Companies will... Read the full article

Date: 06/04/2018 12:01 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

UberRUSH on-demand parcel delivery service is shutting down

Uber is closing down UberRUSH, its on-demand parcel delivery service for merchants. The service will end on June 30th 2018. The courier service provided deliveries on request for items of less than 30 pounds, except for dang... Read the full article

Date: 17/01/2018 10:29 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Global parcel delivery market worth $350 billion in 2017

Consulting firm Apex Insight reports that the global market for parcel delivery was worth US$350 billion in 2017. This is up from $310 billion in 2016. Of this, the Asia Pacific region accounts for around 40%, while North Am... Read the full article

Date: 16/01/2018 15:37 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Atlanta startup uses spare backseats for parcel delivery

A new startup in Atlanta, Georgia, thinks it has found a solution to the problem of too many delivery vehicles: using the spare backseats of commuters’ cars. The company is called Roadie. Using their mobile app, anyone... Read the full article

Date: 10/01/2018 15:13 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Cities grapple with congestion caused by online deliveries

City councils and courier companies have both been grappling with congestion problems caused by the sheer number of delivery vehicles. The rise of e-commerce means that parcel volumes are on track to increase 17-28% every ye... Read the full article

Date: 18/12/2017 14:45 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Companies ban Christmas gift deliveries to offices

Companies including John Lewis, HSBC and JP Morgan have banned their employees from having their Christmas gifts delivered to the office. While many working people are attempting to have their parcels delivered to their plac... Read the full article

Date: 23/11/2017 16:19 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Why use a courier service instead of a postal service?

Are you a business owner who needs to get your goods to international customers on time? Or are you sending a gift or care package to a loved one? Either way, you now have a lot of choice when it comes to parcel delivery, and... Read the full article

Date: 17/10/2017 12:59 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Australia Post’s online system crashes

Customers were unable to login to Australia Post’s online eParcel service on Monday, for reasons not yet disclosed by the company but described simply as “technical difficulties”. The downtime meant that cu... Read the full article

Date: 17/10/2017 10:10 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Delivery by rocket could revolutionise parcel delivery, according to Morgan Stanley

According to financial firm Morgan Stanley, SpaceX, the rocket and spacecraft manufacturing company owned by Elon Musk, could change the way parcel delivery works. SpaceX’s Big Falcon Rocket is a planned transportation... Read the full article

Date: 22/05/2017 12:08 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

San Francisco lawmaker calls for ban on delivery robots

Lawmaker Norman Yee has put forward a bill to ban autonomous delivery robots from the streets and sidewalks of San Francisco. Yee contends that the robots could pose a threat to public safety, stating that, “Our street... Read the full article

Date: 03/01/2017 15:03 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Surge in parcel volume predicted for “take back Tuesday”

Royal Mail staff have been warned that there may be a 50% jump in parcel volume today due to “take back Tuesday”, the day when customers return their unwanted Christmas presents following the bank holiday weekend.... Read the full article

Date: 15/12/2016 15:34 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Post Office workers strike over Christmas

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced earlier this week that thousands of Post Office workers will be striking over Christmas Week, starting Monday 19th December and including Christmas Eve. According to the union,... Read the full article

Date: 13/09/2016 15:25 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

HMRC investigates courier company Hermes

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reportedly been ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May to investigate employment practises at delivery company Hermes. The news was announced by Frank Field, Labour MP and ch... Read the full article

Date: 09/09/2016 09:07 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Companies to test parcel delivery via Tokyo subway

Facing possible traffic restrictions during the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, delivery companies are considering using the Tokyo subway to ensure on-time parcel delivery. This would make it the first subway freight service in... Read the full article

Date: 24/08/2016 15:52 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

Swiss Post tests autonomous delivery robots

Swiss Post is teaming up with British company Starship Technologies to trial automated robot parcel delivery. The testing will begin in September in Bern, the Swiss capital, and Solothurn, where the Federal Roads Office has ... Read the full article

Date: 16/02/2016 16:00 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

More competition for delivery companies in the form of UberRUSH?

UberRUSH, a courier service from Uber, has been cited by equity analysts and investors as another potential challenge for parcel delivery companies and as a potential rival to Amazon. UberRUSH functions similarly to Uber&rsqu... Read the full article

Date: 10/06/2015 11:34 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DHL transports aircraft components from Hamburg to US for Airbus

DHL Global Forwarding has recently begun shipping the first components from the Airbus plant located in Hamburg Finkenweder, to the newly built plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA. DHL Industrial Projects has developed a multimoda... Read the full article

Date: 01/06/2015 16:18 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DHL to invest $108 million in Americas hub

DHL has announced its plans to invest $108 million in expanding its Americas hub facility situated at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport (CVG) in the bid to meet “the demands of continued growth in international e... Read the full article

Date: 26/05/2015 15:48 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DPD extends Saturday deliveries

DPD Germany has now introduced Saturday deliveries as a standard option for around 90% of the German population which will include both cities and rural areas. The following months will see DPD extend the offering to the who... Read the full article

Date: 22/05/2015 10:48 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DHL reveals plans to improve its parcel delivery presence in Berlin

DHL has revealed its plans to improve Berlin’s parcel options. The parcel delivery company has claimed its “densest network of alternative delivery options in Germany…will be found in Berlin” by the e... Read the full article

Date: 07/05/2015 10:43 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DPD reveal plans to invest £150 million in UK expansion

DPD has revealed its plans to invest approximately £150 million into its services and depots located within the UK over the next five years. It has been said that the plans will see DPD open an additional 10 depots, the... Read the full article

Date: 29/04/2015 15:04 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

UPS appoint new Chief Financial Officer

Parcel delivery giant UPS has appointed Richard Peretz as its new Chief Financial Officer. The new appointment sees the replacement of Kurt Kuehn, who is retiring from his position after 38 years with the company. Kuehn is ex... Read the full article

Date: 24/04/2015 15:44 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DPD adds 1,300 parcel shops in partnership with popular German clothing company

DPD Germany has recently announced it is to expand its parcel shop network through its partnership with NKD, a popular German clothing retailer. The extension will see DPD add ParcelShops to 1,300 NKD branches across Germany.... Read the full article

Date: 23/04/2015 11:29 Category: Parcel Delivery Service

DHL teams up with Amazon and Audi to introduce new mobile delivery method

DHL Parcel, Amazon and Audi are due to team up this coming May to launch a new Germany-wide pilot project. The new project will allow car owners with the opportunity to use their cars as mobile delivery addresses for their pa... Read the full article

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