Express parcel carriers are become increasingly dependent on home shoppers to offset a decline in the volume of business parcels since the start of the recession in 2008, according to research by Apex Insight
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City Link’s recovery plan is on track to show material improvements in the third quarter of the year, parent company Initial Rentokil said in its half year report
TNT Express has reported a 67.4 per cent rise in operating profit to 77m euros in the second quarter of 2012, on sales up 1.7 per cent to 1.8bn euros
UPS is planning to extend the offer period for its proposal to buy TNT Express beyond 31 August 2012, in accordance with its commitment as set out in the Offer Memorandum
DHL Express has opened its £113 million ($175 million) North Asia hub in Pudong, China, and plans to invest a further £86 million ($132 million) to add eight dedicated aircraft for its high demand routes between Shanghai and North Asia, Europe and the US
SPC Verlag, which supplies student diaries, year books and planners has selected City Link to distribute its products to schools across Germany
TNT Express is to trial new 15.65m trailers which it reckons will enable it to increase the payload by 15 per cent.
Bristan, the supplier of bathroom taps, showers and accessories, has renewed its delivery contract with TNT Express UK
City Link has launched a Click&Post service which it says will print and fold a letter, insert it in an envelope and deliver it for less than Royal Mail postal charge
The past few weeks have seen some significant developments in the express parcels market, with takeovers and mergers the order of the day…
