[ad_1] Europe’s postal industry is facing at a crossroads, as industry players struggle to keep up with parcel demand and the challenges of digitalization. The ecommerce boom has changed the game from simple letter delivery to fine-tuned parcel logistics. Times are hard for postal services in Europe: PostNL, the largest Dutch postal service, called for…
[ad_1] Charlotte Edwards & Emer MoreauBusiness reporters, BBC News Helen Hickman Helen Hickman says new taxes on small parcels are causing “an absolute chaotic mess”. UK firms are warning that new taxes on sending low-value parcels to the US are bringing uncertainty and potential price hikes for their businesses. US President Donald Trump cutting the…
[ad_1] An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world’s biggest economy, with some businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes. Come Friday, President Donald Trump’s administration is abolishing a rule that allows packages valued at $800 or below to enter the…
[ad_1] Starting today (August 27th), Japan Post is temporarily suspending the acceptance of postal items (small packets, parcels, and EMS (goods)) to the United States. This refers to postal items which contain the following items: Individual gifts with a content value exceeding 100 US dollars Goods intended for sale for consumption In addition, we will…
[ad_1] The new design – the biggest change to the postbox in its 175-year history – was trialled in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire earlier this year, and will now be installed in cities including Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland. Customers scan a barcode on the Royal Mail app to open the drawer, which is designed…
[ad_1] After 175 years, the Royal Mail has announced the biggest design change to the iconic red postboxes. BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 20: A man posting a letter during shoot for Official Windows Magazine, January 20, 2011. (Photo by Joseph Branston/Official Windows Magazine via Getty Images)(Image: Joseph Branston/Getty Images) One of the first things…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is rolling out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK to make sending, returning and collecting parcels more convenient. It follows a successful pilot earlier this year in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and they are now rolling out across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with cities including Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and…
[ad_1] Global postal services are keen to ensure proper systems are in place for the US’ new import taxes. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com. Postal services, including the UK’s Royal Mail and Germany’s DHL said they would suspend deliveries until they had proper systems in place to deal with the new rules, according to the BBC. From 29…
[ad_1] Patients battling illnesses such as cancer, heart conditions and dementia could see improvement in their treatment as a result of a funding boost, a health minister said. A new facility in Darlington, called the UK RNA Biofoundry, will be backed by £29.6m from the government. RNA therapies re-programme immune cells or tumour cells, teaching…
[ad_1] Members of the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) have delivered an “emphatic” yes vote in a ballot over the trade union’s Royal Mail settlement on pay and conditions. CWU members were asked to vote on a whether they accept or reject the latest agreement, which includes a 4.2% year-one pay rise backdated to 1 April…