20-04-18

Royal Mail CEO Moya Greene to retire, GLS chief to succeed her

Royal Mail Group CEO Moya Greene is to retire in September 2018, after more than eight years in the job, the UK postal utility announced in a statement earlier today. She will be succeeded by Rico Back, the long-serving head of the group's European parcels operator, GLS. read more

Russian online sales increase by 13% in 2017 but miss growth forecast

20-04-18

Russian online sales grew by 13% to RUB 1,04 trillion (€13.81 billion) in 2017 which is below the growth forecast by AKIT, the national association of e-commerce companies. read more

XPO Logistics launches voice-enabled tracking for last mile shipments

20-04-18

XPO Logistics has announced the launch next month of Google Home and Amazon Echo capabilities integrated with the company’s last mile network. read more

FedEx links Asia Pacific and World hubs with direct flights

20-04-18

FedEx Express is increasing shipping capacity between Asia and North America with the start of direct flights between its Asia Pacific hub at Guangzhou in southern China and its World hub at Memphis. read more

UPS France sorting centre in Montpellier

UPS opens new sorting centre near Dijon in eastern France

20-04-18

UPS has opened a new sorting centre near Dijon, a city in eastern France, in the heart of the Bourgogne region, as part of the company’s $2 billion investment in the expansion of its European network by 2019. read more

New CEO steers An Post back to profit and growth

19-04-18

Irish postal operator An Post is back in the black after cutting costs and raising prices significantly last year and expanding its parcel services to compensate for declining mail volumes. read more

Rivals DHL, DPD, GLS, Hermes and UPS to test joint urban logistics in Berlin

19-04-18

Competitors DHL, DPD, GLS, Hermes and UPS have teamed up in a joint urban logistics pilot project to test last-mile parcel deliveries using micro depots and cargo bikes in Berlin from 1 June onwards. read more

Parcel sortation systems market to see strong growth between 2018-2023

19-04-18

The parcel sortation systems market is likely to be worth $2.05 billion by 2023, compared to a forecasted value of $1.31 billion in 2018, according to a new research report published by MarketsandMarkets. read more

UPS connects retailers and consumers with My Choice Deals launch

19-04-18

UPS has announced the launch of its My Choice Deals website, "an exclusive platform" which enables retailers to reach more than 43 million UPS My Choice members with special deals and discounts. read more

DHL expands US presence with two facilities in New York City area

19-04-18

DHL has expanded its operations in the greater New York City area by investing over $13 million in two new service centres to support international trade growth from local customers and benefit from e-commerce growth. read more

US retailers Target and Walmart expand delivery offerings

18-04-18

US retailers Target and Walmart have announced an expansion of their delivery offerings as part of ongoing strategies to make the shopping experience easier and quicker. read more

Hermes builds logistics centre near Leipzig

Hermes Germany starts construction of €44m logistics centre near Leipzig

18-04-18

Hermes Germany has started building a new logistics centre in the Halle/Leipzig metropolitan area, with an investment of €44 million, as part of its ongoing €300 million investment programme to modernise and expand the capacity of its logistics infrastructure. read more