Monthly Archives: May 2017

Effective immediately, Amazon’s smart speaker “Alexa” can update DHL customers on their parcel shipment

By activating Alexa’s DHL Parcel “skill” via the Alexa app, users can ask their Amazon Echo or Echo Dot smart speaker to provide information on their shipment status, for example: “Alexa, ask DHL where my parcel is”. DHL Parcel is expanding its customer service to include a new voice-activated information service. Effective immediately, DHL customers can query Amazon’s digital smart speaker “Alexa” for information on their parcel’s current whereabouts. By activating Alexa’s DHL Parcel “skill” via the Alexa app, users can ask their Amazon Echo or Echo Dot smart speaker to provide information on their shipment status, for example: “Alexa, ask DHL where my parcel is”. The voice-controlled interaction with Alexa

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DHL opens China Rail Competence Center in Stuttgart

Rail freight volumes between Germany and Asia have increased 10-fold in just one year. It is for this very reason that we decided to establish a central China Rail Competence Center,” states Volker Oesau, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Germany and Central Europe, explaining the strategic rationale behind the decision.DHL Global Forwarding’s German-based China Rail team has been expanded both in terms of freight handling and customer service. The experts in the Stuttgart Rail Competence Center primarily provide support to German customers in the automotive, technology, mechanical engine

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FedEx Trade Index: 8 in 10 Small Businesses Say Trade Will Improve the U.S. Economy

FedEx Trade Index: 8 in 10 Small Businesses Say Trade Will Improve the U.S. EconomyWASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 — An increasing majority of U.S. small business leaders overwhelmingly view global trade as beneficial to Americans. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has released results of the second FedEx Trade Index(1), a national survey of over 1,000 small business leaders which tracks the impact of international trade among the small business segment of the U.S. economy. Similarly, 8 in 10 small business leade

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DHL invests in four new collaborative robots to provide a flexible and innovative solution for its UKI co-packing customers

The robots will be flexibly used across its 19 co-packing and Production Logistics centres nationwide. The robots will be flexibly used across its 19 co-packing and Production Logistics centres nationwide.Sawyer robots are some of the most advanced collaborative robots currently available and can support production and warehouse staff by automating repetitive tasks. The robots automatically stop if they touch something unexpected, which means that humans can physically be much closer to the robots without risk of harm. Following this initial investment, DHL plans a strategic investment of over £1

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UPS Holds Shareowners’ Meeting, Re-Elects Board Members

US 05/04/17Wilmington, DEShareowners of UPS (NYSE: UPS) today elected a Board of Directors for a one-year term and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche to serve as the company’s independent auditors for 2017 also was ratified by a wide margin. UPS shareowners did not approve a shareholder proposal that would have required additional disclosure concerning the company's government affairs

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UPS Board Announces Quarterly Dividend For Q1 2017

US 05/04/17Wilmington, DEThe UPS (NYSE: UPS) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares. The dividend is payable May 31, 2017, to shareowners of record on May 15, 2017. Earlier this year, the UPS Board increased the regular quarterly dividend to the current level of $0.83 per share. For more than four decades it has either increased or maintained its dividend. Such forward-looking statements, including statement

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UPS Named A Top NBIC Best-Of-The-Best Corporation For Second Consecutive Year

US 05/03/17Atlanta, GATop 40 Ranking Recognizes UPS’s Commitment to Cross-Segment Diversity and InclusionUPS® (NYSE: UPS), is proud to have been named among the 2017 Best-of-the-Best Corporations for Inclusion by the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC). Estrella Cramer, Supplier Diversity Director and Chief Procurement Officer Gary Kallenbach, who leads the company’s supplier diversity initiatives, accepted the award on behalf of UPS. “Being named a Best-of-the-Best corporation by the

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Jose Maria Odriozola New President Of Operations For UPS Latin America

US 05/02/17Miami, FLOdriozola’s strong reputation and experience will help company accelerate growth in the regionUPS (NYSE:UPS), a global leader in logistics, has named Jose Maria (Chema) Odriozola as president of operations for UPS Latin America. Under this role, he will be responsible for all UPS business units and operations in the region. Previously, Odriozola was UPS Switzerland’s country manager during 2014. He is a true international executive who will help drive our business to a next l

By | 2017-05-02T00:53:00+00:00 May 2nd, 2017|companies|0 Comments

Celebration Corsage, Boutonniere stamps

Postal Service today issued two Celebration stamps fit for party invitations, thank-you notes, announcements and any other correspondence. The Celebration Corsage and Celebration Boutonniere Forever stamps are beautiful and perfect for greeting cards, Father’s Day cards and other occasions. “The Celebration Corsage and Celebration Boutonniere Forever stamps reflect the Postal Service’s long and proud tradition of showcasing flowers and floral artwork on stamps. Stamp DesignThe Celebration Corsag

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