DPD Germany to roll out Saturday parcel delivery as standard
Parcel carrier DPD Germany is adding Saturday deliveries to its standard services from this autumn.
View ArticleParcelforce Worldwide launches Sunday deliveries this weekend
UK parcel carrier Parcelforce Worldwide will launch its new Sunday delivery service this coming weekend.
View ArticleUS House committee votes to safeguard Saturday mail delivery
A key US House of Representatives committee has adopted another appropriations bill that includes requirements for the US Postal Service to deliver mail on Saturdays.
View ArticleSingPost to introduce Saturday package deliveries this weekend
Singapore Post will introduce Saturday deliveries for packages from the weekend, to make the most of growth in online shopping.
View ArticleUnion gives green light to Royal Mail’s Sunday delivery pilot
Union leaders have agreed to proposals by Royal Mail to begin trialling Sunday deliveries in south-east England.
View ArticleRoyal Mail to launch Sunday parcel delivery trial this weekend
Royal Mail launches its new trial Sunday delivery service this weekend, for addresses in and around London.
View ArticleDPD Germany begins providing Saturday delivery as standard
Parcel carrier DPD has now launched its standard Saturday delivery service in various cities and regions around Germany.
View ArticleGLS launches FlexDeliveryService in France, expands delivery options in Germany
Royal Mail’s European parcels business GLS has expanded its FlexDeliveryService to France, and its Saturdays and evening deliveries in Germany.
View ArticleIreland’s An Post to cut services on days around public holidays
Ireland’s An Post has been given permission to abandon services on certain days around public holidays — including around Christmas.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to switch to alternate-day mail delivery from July
New Zealand Post has confirmed plans to switch to alternate-day delivery for standard mail from July.
View ArticleUSPS has work to do as postal reform returns to US Senate
The Deputy Postmaster General of the United States said yesterday he was “cautiously optimistic” that Congress will act to respond to US Postal Service budget problems. Ron Stroman told the National...
View ArticleSupport builds for five-day postal deliveries in Channel Islands
Jersey Post officially moved to a five-day delivery service earlier this month – dropping Saturdays from its schedule – and now the idea is catching on elsewhere in the Channel Islands. The States of...
View ArticleCanada Post cuts services as strikes turn into self-harm
Delivery for letters, admail and most small packages and documents in Canada is being reduced to three days a week in urban areas, to respond to a collapse in mail volumes in the wake of current postal...
View ArticleUSPS slams "flawed" PRC analysis of five-day delivery plan
US Postmaster General Pat Donahoe wrote to Congressional leaders today, once again urging them to allow the US Postal Service to make the biggest single action it could take to cut its operational...
View ArticleUSPS "would save $4.5bn" eliminating door-to-door delivery
If the struggling US Postal Service is unable to persuade Congress to allow it to scrap Saturday deliveries, an alternative to save billions in delivery costs could be to stop delivering items direct...
View ArticleWhite House, House Republicans push plans to rescue USPS
Efforts at bringing about postal reform to help the cash-starved US Postal Service have stepped up, with the Obama Administration and House Republicans coming forward with separate plans today....
View ArticleNorway Post seeks to abandon Saturday deliveries
Norway’s postal service Posten Norge is now expecting that letter volumes will amount to only 30% of the levels seen at the turn of the Millennium by the year 2020. It has recently revised its forecast...
View ArticleDutch postal reforms to eliminate Monday deliveries
The Dutch government wants to allow the country’s universal postal service provider to cut back to five days’ delivery per week to avoid “significant” rate rises. Henk Bleacher, the secretary for...
View ArticleGuernsey Post to end Saturday deliveries from next month
Guernsey Post is switching its delivery service to a five-day week from the end of next month. The Channel Island postal operator said it will be running a Monday to Friday delivery service from Monday...
View ArticleBrits would back cut in mail delivery days, says Consumer Focus
British consumers may be willing to have a reduced number of postal deliveries during the week – and remove the distinction between First and Second Class services. That’s according to new research...
View ArticleAbandoning Saturday postal delivery “acceptable” says Ofcom consumer survey
Britain’s postal regulator has said there is public acceptance for eliminating Saturday mail deliveries – if packets and signed-for items could be collected on Saturdays and during evenings. Ofcom...
View ArticleAustralian postal union slams pay-for-delivery idea
Australia’s communications industry trade union has denounced the idea of charging the public to provide daily mail deliveries. The criticism came after Australia Post conducted an online survey asking...
View ArticleRoyal Mail poll backs standard for six-day-a-week postal delivery
Royal Mail has hit out at rivals TNT Post UK as expectations that its end-to-end delivery service is set to expand further in the UK. The universal service provider commissioned new research from Ipsos...
View ArticleAustralia Post to expand letter and parcel services
Australia Post has announced plans to extend its parcel and express services to include Saturday delivery, in response to customer demand. The company had already been providing six-day-a-week service...
View ArticleItella to trial four-day-per-week business mail delivery
Finland’s national postal service Itella will run a three-month trial this autumn, delivering high-volume business mail four days per week instead of five. The company said newspapers and parcels will...
View ArticleRoyal Mail to trial Sunday parcel delivery in London area
Royal Mail is planning to trial seven-day-a-week delivery for parcels this summer, as it looks to claw back a bigger slice of e-commerce growth in the UK. The universal postal service provider is...
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