Parcelhub surveys retailer delivery processes

18 February 2020 Transport / Logistics Services Multi-carrier delivery management and proactive tracking support providers Parcelhub have surveyed 100 UK B2C and B2B mid-market retailers in an attempt to understand how they are responding to customer demands in regard delivery. 

 Amongst the key findings, 68% offer 48-hour delivery while 61% …

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Inflation rises to six-month high – live updates 

3) The failure to electrify thousands of miles of railway threatens Boris Johnson’s promise to make Britain the cleanest country on earth, industry leaders have warned. Rail chiefs have written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to press on with electrification so that the industry can cut out carbon emissions by 2040. 4) Beales …

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Royal Mail strategy is ‘undeliverable’, says Liberum

Royal Mail was under pressure on Wednesday as Liberum reiterated its ‘sell’ rating on the stock and slashed the price target to 120p from 175p, arguing that the company’s strategy is undeliverable. The broker said the fact that management openly questioned the achievability of its 2024 targets just nine months …

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Western Mail letters: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Activists are digging in the wrong place Extinction Rebellion claims carbon dioxide emissions, as a result of human endeavour, are quickly bringing the planet to a climate catastrophe. So I wonder if they will be hoping Greta Thunberg will organise a protest to castigate the Japanese intent of building a …

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