DPD hires 6,000 and invests £200m for online boom
Delivery giant DPD is aiming to tap into the explosion of online shopping, triggered by the coronavirus lockdown, recruiting 6,000…
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Micro-online shops get leg-up with new Whistl scheme
Whistl is aiming to help small online retailers pump up the volume by trialling a new delivery service for low…
Now postal workers revolt over direct mail deliveries
Just days after the Communications Workers Union offered to make posties the fourth emergency service, its membership has raised eyebrows…
Royal Mail parcel delivery trials hit by union bust-up
Royal Mail’s trials of a new delivery service for parcels – the only part of the business which is still…
CWU hails breakthrough in postal dispute negotiations
The threat of a damaging strike by Royal Mail workers appears to have receded with the Communications Workers Union (CWU)…
Bah humbug: Postal dispute threatens vital Xmas boost
A 30% slump in pre-tax profits is piling the pressure on Royal Mail and the CWU to bury the hatchet…
Fears grow that postal dispute will cripple mail revival
The direct marketing industry is calling for both Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union to get back round the…
TNT Express rocked as cyber attack wipes out $300m
FedEx has admitted that this summer’s cyber-attack on TNT Express – which also hit WPP, Mondelez International and Reckitt Benckiser …
Whistl buys stake in Prism DM for e-fulfilment service
Whistl is continuing to beef up its services by moving into the e-fulfilment market by acquiring a stake in Prism…
Trials begin for Royal Mail doorstep collection service
Royal Mail is trialling a new doorstep mail collection service for consumers, marking the first time that posties have collected…