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World’s largest post office serves millions

Postal Service announced that Monday, Dec. 19, will be the busiest mailing day of the year. Of the 12 million customers visiting the nation’s 31,000 plus Post Offices, 7 million will visit the world’s largest Post Office — usps.com. Postal Service Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President Jim Cochrane, referring to the ability to schedule next-day package pickup online at usps.com. As the world’s largest e-commerce deliverer, the Postal Service is projecting about 750 mil

By USPS| 2016-12-15T20:43:35+00:00 December 15th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Computerworld Names Anthony Norris of FedEx A Premier 100 Technology Leader

Computerworld Names Anthony Norris of FedEx A Premier 100 Technology LeaderMEMPHIS, Tenn., December 15, 2016—IDG’s Computerworld announces Anthony Norris, senior vice president, Information Technology, FedEx Services, as a 2017 Premier 100 Technology Leaders honoree. This year’s Premier 100 spotlights 100 leaders from both the technology and business sides of companies for their exceptional technology leadership and innovative approaches to business challenges. “Anthony is an excellent technolog

By FedEx| 2016-12-16T06:07:01+00:00 December 15th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

USPS augmented reality app builds holiday excitement

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service’s Delivercheer.com holiday website offers a free multi-media animated augmented reality smartphone (AR) app that builds excitement among senders and recipients of gifts mailed in Priority Mail boxes. Delivering for the HolidaysThe Postal Service expects to deliver more than 16 billion cards, letters, flats and packages during the 2016 holiday season. For additional news and updates throughout the season, please visit the USPS Holiday Newsroom. More USPS holiday ne

By USPS| 2016-12-14T17:31:28+00:00 December 14th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Sanofi consolidates distribution in Brazil together with DHL

The project, initiated by Sanofi in 2014, covers all portfolios of Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur and Medley Brazil. New DHL Supply Chain distribution center brings three divisions of Sanofi under one roofState-of-the-art technology in 36,000 square meter facility reduces operating costs by 30 percentDHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, consolidated the logistics operations of three Sanofi divisions in Brazil by establishing a new distribution center in Guarulhos, near São Paulo. The project, initiated by Sanofi in 2014, covers all portfolios of Sanofi, Sanofi Pas

By DHL| 2016-12-13T02:49:20+00:00 December 12th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Deutsche Post DHL Group extends board member mandate of CEO Frank Appel

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG in its meeting today reappointed Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of the worldâs leading mail and logistics company, to the Corporate Board of Management for another five years until October 2022. Deutsche Post DHL Group extends board member mandate of CEO Frank AppelThe Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG in its meeting today reappointed Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of the world's leading mail and logistics company, to the Corporate Board of Management for another five years until October 2022. Frank Appel (55) has been a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Post DHL Group since 2002 and CEO since 2008. He shaped the Group's Strategy 2015, which has effectively unlocked t

By DHL| 2016-12-11T12:33:51+00:00 December 9th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

How Trade Keeps America Great: Chairman & CEO Frederick W. Smith

How Trade Keeps America Great: Chairman & CEO Frederick W. SmithIn a strong defense for U.S. involvement in global trade as the path to jobs and economic growth, FedEx Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith told the audience at the National Council on Competitiveness Forum, “Trade has made America great, and expanding trade has been a bi-partisan pursuit for over 80 years. The failure to continue to do so would be a severe mistake with enormous consequences for America and the world.”In addressing

By FedEx| 2016-12-11T12:34:30+00:00 December 9th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

UPS Sets Up Emergency Package Pick-Up Counter In Gatlinburg, TN

WHAT:On Monday, December 12, UPS will open a local package pick-up counter for thousands of displaced and evacuated Gatlinburg, TN residents to pick up packages that have not been able to be delivered to residential areas due to the devastating wildfires in the region. All residential packages – which have been held in our Knoxville, TN facility since November 29 – will be available for pick-up at the local package service center. Packages will be held at this Gatlinburg pick-up counter for one

By UPS| 2016-12-11T12:34:57+00:00 December 9th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

First UPS U.S. Delivery eBike Debuts In Portland, Ore.

US 12/07/16Atlanta, GAeBike To Help Solve Ever-Evolving Demands of Urban LogisticsUPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced its first eBike in the U.S. This new electrically-assisted tricycle began delivering packages in Portland, Ore., on November 21. UPS anticipates this eBike prototype could become a component of its delivery capabilities in some other cities across the country. UPS placed four containers at central locations in the city for interim storage of packages for UPS service providers. Due to

By UPS| 2016-12-08T07:34:05+00:00 December 7th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

UPS Survey: Get More Clicks From High-Tech Shoppers This Holiday Season

Thirty-seven percent of high-tech purchasers say that social media influences their purchasing decisions and 25 percent are making purchases on social media sites. “These shoppers hold a lot of purchasing power this holiday season, and it’s important to understand what makes them click.”The UPS How to Click with High-Tech Online Shoppers study reveals what high-tech online purchasers want in their shopping experience. Compared to non-high-tech purchasers, high-tech purchasers use mobile advertis

By UPS| 2016-12-05T18:09:38+00:00 December 5th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

USPS issues stamps for your holiday needs

The traditional Mexican art form papel picado inspired Atzin Gaytan’s digitally made stamp art. HanukkahThe 2016 Hanukkah stamp features a warm, elegant illustration of a holiday menorah in the window of a home. Conveying the joyful and reverent spirit of the holiday season, these elegant stamps showcase various ways we observe traditions and spread cheer. The Holy Family stamps may be in limited supply at local Post Offices due to high demand. Delivering for the HolidaysThe Postal Service expec

By USPS| 2016-12-05T18:09:55+00:00 December 5th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments