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, …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More »Tech giants threaten to pull out of UK if new regulator gets power to prosecute their bosses
Tech giants are threatening to pull out of the UK if a new law allows senior executives to be prosecuted, the Telegraph has learned. The Internet Association (IA), the official lobbying arm for companies including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Microsoft, has warned the Government that arming a new online …
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