05-12-19

Amazon, DHL and UPS launch bike deliveries as New York tackles congestion

DHL will deliver by Cubicycle in downtown New York City

Amazon, DHL and UPS will start delivering packages in downtown New York City with more than 100 cargo bikes under a local government initiative to reduce traffic congestion – and ahead of a charging scheme scheduled for 2021. read more

Australia Post has “biggest week ever” after massive online shopping weekend

05-12-19

With Christmas still a few weeks away, Australia Post has set a record for parcels processed across a weekend, and is set to notch its biggest week ever, demonstrating its readiness for the peak Christmas period. read more

FedEx expands Italy capacity with new B767F flights

05-12-19

FedEx Express has substantially increased air capacity to and from Italy with the introduction of a larger new Boeing 767 freighter on its existing Paris – Milan Malpensa route. read more

Just 3% of consumers want same-day delivery, NetDespatch UK survey finds

05-12-19

Same-day delivery is not a ‘must-have’ for the overwhelming majority of consumers while demand for alternative delivery options is mixed, according to a survey from British delivery software company, NetDespatch. read more

E-retailers and delivery firms pile up record Black Friday/Cyber Monday volumes

04-12-19

Online retailers around the world set new sales records during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, generating more volumes than ever for postal, parcel and express companies to deliver this week. read more

UPS UK staff plan pre-Christmas strike at online retailer's distribution hub

04-12-19

Argos, one of the UK's leading e-commerce retailers, is facing potential disruption to its delivery services during the Christmas period as a result of industrial action planned by UPS workers over pay. read more

Croatian Post launches same-day delivery in urban areas

04-12-19

Croatian Post has taken over delivery company Locodels, which focuses on same day, door to door and city delivery, to expand its services. read more

Four UPS workers arrested as drug and money laundering ring is dismantled

04-12-19

Four UPS employees are among 11 people arrested following the dismantling of a drug and money laundering ring which saw traffickers using the company's package delivery services in Tucson, Arizona, to ship counterfeit vape pens and other illicit goods over a period of more than a decade. read more

Amazon sets new Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales records

03-12-19

Amazon today announced new global sales records for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and is continuing to expand its logistics network in Europe with new facilities in Poland. read more

Black Friday sales reach new record level in Sweden

03-12-19

Black Friday sales in Sweden increased by 5% to a new record level of SEK 7.1 billion last weekend, generating a 6.5% increase in parcel volumes for PostNord. read more

Companies fall short on contingency planning for US-China trade war

03-12-19

Companies are still falling short when it comes to forward-looking contingency planning to mitigate the risks posed by the US-China trade war, according to DHL's supply chain risk management software platform, Resilience 360. read more

Black Friday online sales surge in the US

02-12-19

US shoppers have set new records for online sales over the long holiday weekend from Thanksgiving through Black Friday through to Cyber Monday, probably generating double-digit growth in parcel volumes for delivery over the coming days. read more

ID Logistics targets US e-commerce logistics market with $15m Jagged Peak acquisition

02-12-19

French contract logistics group ID Logistics is expanding to North America with the US$15 million acquisition of e-commerce logistics specialist Jagged Peak from Singapore Post. read more

A robotic arm in action at DHL's warehouse at Beringe, Netherlands

DHL Supply Chain focuses on innovative technology under Strategy 2025

02-12-19

DHL Supply Chain (DSC) will roll out innovative technologies, step up digitalisation and seek out talented staff under its new Strategy 2025. read more

More news

Stock quotes

(05-12-19)

Bpost	10.30€	-2.78%
DP-DHL	33.64€	-0.43%
FedEx	153.94$	+0.05%
Post.at	33.05€	+0.00%
PostNL	1.92€	+0.08%
Royal Mail	213.70p	-3.08%
UPS	115.01$	-1.25%

Search the News Archive

Advertorial

Two Steps Ahead: How Some Posts Are Moving Faster Than Customers' Evolving Expectations

You’ve got to align initiatives into your enterprise’s five-year plan, but you’ve also got to keep up with technology - and customer expectations - which move much faster. read more

Product Showcase

Supplier News

Siemens automates parcel unloading

Siemens Logistics is setting new standards with a fully automated unloading solution that enables a throughput up to 20 times higher than manual processes.

Superdry turns to ZigZag Global to manage ‘Peak’ Returns

The iconic British fashion brand, Superdry, has launched on ZigZag Global’s award-winning returns solution to handle all its eCommerce returns ahead of the expected surge in sales around Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas.

German supplier BÖWE SYSTEC buys majority in Sweden’s SGA

SwipBox sets up Black Friday parcel locker showroom

Cleveron 403 targets smaller stores

Pitney Bowes partners with US parcel locker firm Luxer One

Zetes helps DB Schenker improve deliveries

SpotSee’s ShockWatch checks shipment damage

Maersk invests in returns specialist ZigZag Global

Australia Post 3PL Fulfilio will install Manhattan Associates warehouse software

Hurricane Commerce helps Magento users with cross-border compliance

Swipbox and PostNord roll out Nærboks lockers across Denmark

USPS orders 300,00 mobile delivery devices from Zebra Technologies

Fives presents autonomous mobile robot GENI-Ant

FarEye wins e-commerce logistics contract with Asian fashion platform Zalora

Yamato partners with ZigZag Global for returns in Japan

StreetScooter showcases updated WORK and WORK L electric vans

VanRiet presents HC Smalls Sorter

BEUMER Group hands over 10th project to Australia Post

Vanderlande launches updated DIRECTSORT system

BEUMER Group completes super hub for Hermes

Siemens’ Hub Performance Booster software increases efficiency in parcel hubs

Prime Vision successfully tests asset tracking solution

Events

For more information, please contact Escher.

People

Wes Wheeler will head UPS Healthcare and Life Sciences unit

Wes Wheeler, CEO of UPS subsidiary Marken, has been appointed President of UPS’s global Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) unit with immediate effect. read more

Dennis Kollmann is new Hermes Germany sales chief

Thomas Knudsen moves up as new Toll Group md

Bpost names Jean-Paul Van Avermaet as new CEO

Michelle Ho is new UPS China President

Postal Hub Podcast

The Postal Hub Podcast discusses the latest developments in the postal, parcels and express industry.

FEEDBACK

Please send your feedback to:

info@cep-research.com.