Stamp price gap grows as European postal sector prepares for market opening
The Free and Fair Post Initiative (FFPI) today released its fifth survey on stamp prices in the European Union (EU). The study, which covers the 25 EU member States, reveals that 20% of EU countries...
View ArticleAustria Post and TNT are evaluating co-operation in Slovenia
Considering economies of scale, Austrian Post has decided to change its strategy in the Slovenian parcel market towards a partnership model. Austrian Post and TNT are currently engaged in negotiating a...
View ArticleDevelopment of competition in the European postal sector
Postal sector regulation and postal sector policy Forces governing competition (Porter analysis, contestability of markets) The universal postal operator: facts, figures, strategy Competitor postal...
View ArticleThe European Mail Manifesto: growth, partnership and innovation in a changing...
The Postal Users Group has issued a manifesto on the main interests of business users of postal services to encourage the European Commission to take the postal users needs into account when it is...
View ArticleGLS launches new delivery services in Belgium and Slovenia
GLS has introduced new delivery services in Belgium and Slovenia to extend its product range and improve its customer service. In Belgium, GLS launched the new Express-Parcel service providing...
View ArticleCountry sheet: Slovenia – Main Developments in the Postal Sector (2006-2008)
Country sheet: Slovenia – Main Developments in the Postal Sector (2006-2008)
View ArticleLetter prices in Europe
Comparison of letter prices for 27 countries P:LibraryPostalLetter prices in Europe Dpost report 2005.pdf
View ArticleEurope’s top cargo agents
Top 10 per country: Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Belarus / Croatia / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Republic of Ireland / Italy /...
View ArticleDPD & Fedex to move into German domestic market
Parcel delivery firm, Deutscher Paketdienst (DPD) is to team up with FedEx to move into the international arena and take on Deutsche Post in the German Domestic Market. DPD, a subsidiary of France’s La...
View ArticleThree-fold profit increase likely for Posta Slovenije
Posta Slovenije, expects profits to be three times higher than its original forecast of EUR 401,000.
View ArticleSurvey on some main aspects of postal networks in EU adhesion candidate...
Report by WIK for the European Commission on postal networks in EU adhesion candidate countries: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,...
View ArticleSurvey on postal networks in EU adhesion countries – country reports
Report by WIK for European Commission on postal networks in EU adhesion countries. Part 2 – individual country reports on Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,...
View ArticleSlovenska Posta postal company earns Q1-Q3 profit
State-run postal company Slovenska Posta has earned SKK 380 billion in profit over the January-September period, up SKK 1.1 million y/y. The company reported favorable development mainly in revenues...
View ArticleResolutions from the annual general meeting of OptiMail AB
The annual general meeting of OptiMail AB held on 10 March 2004, resolved: – to declare a dividend for 2003 of SEK 0.50 per share, equivalent to SEK 6.5 million. The record day for the dividend is...
View ArticlePayment Channel Strategies for Accession Posts
Payment Channel Strategies for Accession Posts: _x000b_Perspectives, Challenges, Opportunities Postal Strategies in the New Europe of 25 BvDP Conference in association with Arthur D. Little 13/14TH May...
View ArticleEconomics of Postal Services: Final Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. This Report 1 1.2. Our Terms of Reference 1 1.3. Coverage of the Study 3 1.4. Structure of the Rest of this Report 3 2. OUR APPROACH 5 2.1. Methodology 5 2.2....
View ArticleAustria and Slovenia Post joint venture
A meeting last week between Anton Wais, CEO of Austria’s Osterreichische Post AG (OP AG), and Alfonz Podgorelec, director general of the Slovenian Post, resulted in an agreement between the two...
View ArticleGeopost Expands the DPD Network to Slovenia
GeoPost continues the step-by-step expansion of the international DPD Parcel & Express network. As of today, Slovenia, represented by new franchise partner kurirska in paketna distribucija, has...
View ArticleThe International AddressGuide – now published with eastern European countries
The cross-border sourcing of addresses for direct mailing is becoming easier for eastern European countries: the new edition of the International AddressGuide from Swiss Post International now also...
View ArticleAre the benefits of liberalisation at stake in the European postal market
Both rumours and news about mergers and acquisitions in the European postal market are increasing to the point where it becomes legitimate to ask oneself: Where this potential concentration process...
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