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As far back as 2016, diginomica was deeply skeptical about the ‘King Canute’ like comments of Fedex founder and CEO Fred Smith about the disruptive impact of e-commerce – and particularly Amazon – on his business: The concerns about industry disruption continue to be fuelled by fantastical – and let …

Could Magway develop a cleaner approach for eCommerce deliveries The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims A British engineering start-up looking to embed an innovative freight delivery system using underground pipes has succeeded in crowdfunding more …

  Zimbabwe hospital doctors out for 15 weeks; German Amazon workers strike at three centres; health workers stoppage in Northern Ireland Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 20 December 2019 Europe Strike at three German Amazon centres Around 1,200 Amazon workers at Bad Hersfeld, Koblenz and Leipzig Amazon sites …

A businessman who ran a £250,000 fraud involving used stamps being washed and sold on as if new has been jailed for four years. Paul Harrison and wife Samantha supplemented their incomes out of the illegal enterprise and used the proceeds to go on holiday, to buy a BMW and …

If it hasn’t hit you yet, it’s coming: your annual present-buying panic. There are now only two weekends remaining before the big day and neither leaves any time for traipsing Oxford Street, especially on a mulled wine hangover. Online ordering is the only feasible solution but the smartest shoppers aren’t …

Imagine you find the perfect Christmas present online for a loved one. You’ve spent hours searching for it and now you can’t stop thinking about the brownie points you are going to get on the big day. Imagine your reaction when you find out the parcel isn’t going to arrive …

Shops and businesses across the region are currently gearing themselves up for the busiest time of the year. And Christmas is when retails businesses, large and small, put out the call in a bid to get some extra help. Festive jobs can be a great way to boost your income, …

Mountpark Logistics has let a 137,865 sq ft logistics centre at Mountpark Warrington Omega to The Delivery Group for a specialist mail hub. The Delivery Group is consolidating its North West operations in the new facility, which also has space for further expansion. The facility is one of four units, …

Anastasios Siampos was suspicious after selling an iPhone for £275 on eBay. The buyer claimed it was defective and, though Siampos contested this, eBay instructed the buyer to return it using Royal Mail’s 48-hour tracked delivery service. Two days later eBay refunded the buyer, insisting that Royal Mail’s tracker showed …

Amazon has inked major agreements with at least 12 postal operators globally to fulfill its growing shipping demands, finds a new report this week from Cargo Facts Consulting. E-commerce traffic has been good for volume and revenue growth in parcel business units for the world’s largest postal companies. Likewise, when …