India's Industry Chamber Assocham has identifi ed about 250 post offi ces in Delhi and NCR that have vacant spaces, which can be used for cargo handling centres as well as putting up of fast food retail outlets. The chamber has mooted a proposal for Department of Posts (DoP) to use these places for suitable commercial utilisation either by setting up bulk cargo handling centres for railways and airports and chains of fast food centres. In Delhi and NCR, there are about 1,000 post offi ces … [Read more...] about India eyes empty post offices for cargo
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DP to add 600 retail outlets in Germany
Deutsche Post will open some 600 new retail outlets throughout Germany, thereby boosting the size of its network to over 13,000 locations. By the end of the year, the company will have expanded its Postpoint pilot project to the whole of Germany. Trials of this new type of retail outlet have until now been limited to the cities of Dortmund and Bonn. Postpoints satisfy the daily requirements of private households and can handle small and large parcels as well as letter mail. In addition to … [Read more...] about DP to add 600 retail outlets in Germany
Canada Post defeats UPS challenge
Canada Post has defeated a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) challenge from UPS, which alleged that the postal utility engaged in unfair competition, bringing an end to a seven year-old dispute between the two delivery companies. UPS launched a claim for US$160 million against the Canadian government in April 2000under the NAFTA. UPS contended Canada Post has an unfair advantage because its services such as Express Post and Priority Courier draw on an infrastructure of sorting … [Read more...] about Canada Post defeats UPS challenge
TNT Post in strategic partnership in Germany
TNT Post said that it will be entering into a strategic partnership in the German mail delivery market with the Süddeutscher Verlag and the MunichbasedIppen Publishing Group. "The partnership will provide TNT Post access to 1.6 million households and secure the "fi nal mile" delivery in the Greater Munich Area. The new partners are also aiming to co-operate more closely in other areas of Germany where these publishers have interest in local mail delivery companies," … [Read more...] about TNT Post in strategic partnership in Germany
VNPT to spin off postal unit
Vietnam's postal service will be reorganised under a plan approved by the prime minister earlier last month the Vietnam News Service reported. Under the plan, the Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) would spin off the new Viet Nam Postal Corporation with a total equity of over VND8 trillion (US$500 million), according to Deputy Minister of Post and Telematics Nguyen Thanh Hung. The change would be effected July 1. The move effects a larger strategy of separating two sectors, … [Read more...] about VNPT to spin off postal unit
India Post to launch “Post Bank of India”
In its bid to diversify the varied fi nancial services and helping the common people, India Post is considering to launch a full-fl edged banking system- "Post Bank of India" in the country, the Hindustan Times reported. The announcement was made by Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Dr Shakeel Ahmed, who noted that the main aim of introducing the banking system was to offer loans to the people in the remotest parts of the country exploiting the … [Read more...] about India Post to launch “Post Bank of India”