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Canadians plan to shop smarter this holiday season: UPS
Mississauga, ON — UPS Canada is gearing up for another busy holiday season as 60 per cent of Canadians indicate plans to shop smarter this year. According to a Leger study, commissioned by UPS Canada, online gift purchases are up…
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Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1 day delivery
New York, NY — This year, holiday stress may take on a whole new meaning for online retailers. Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours of customers clicking on “Buy.” The coming…
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DHL completes upgrade of its air hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport
Bonn, Germany — DHL Express presented its new Strategy 2025 on the occasion of the opening of its EUR 123 million state-of-the art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport. A new green logistics centre, the building includes an ice energy storage system…
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Deutsche Post DHL Group opens new mega parcel centre
Bonn, Germany — Deutsche Post DHL Group is continuing to strengthen its efficient parcel network in Germany and opened a state-of-the-art mega parcel centre in Bochum. With a sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour, the Bochum parcel…
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Purolator increases Canadian footprint with new Toronto facility
Toronto, ON – The morning after Toronto’s first snowfall, it was only fitting Purolator held the official opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal in North York, part of the company’s network expansion that will help process an estimated 35 million…
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UPS CEO talks about holiday shipping, drones, Amazon threat
Dallas, TX — Online shoppers are becoming more demanding — impatient might be a better description — and that is good for UPS. Profit at United Parcel Service Inc. is rising partly because next-day and second-day deliveries in the U.S.…
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DP DHL to invest $2B in digital transformation
Bonn, Germany — Deutsche Post DHL Group announced its new Group Strategy. With “Strategy 2025 — Delivering excellence in a digital world” the Group is laying the foundation to continue its successful growth trajectory beyond the horizon defined by its…
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UPS completes expansion of high-speed hub
Nashville, TN — UPS announced completion of the multi-phased expansion of its Whitescreek, Tenn. ground package sortation and distribution facility. The project has brought more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the area. According to the company, businesses…
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Canada Post racking up close to $1 million a year in parking fines, data show
Toronto, ON — Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom of information requests, indicates…
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Changing Landscape
Final-mille delivery is becoming more challenging as consumers’ expectations soar Purolator courier vans, already a ubiquitous sight on Canadian streets, are now in action seven days a week in big cities. Following trials in Vancouver, the company unveiled its ‘QuickShip’…
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Cargojet signs new deal with Amazon to grow business with the retailer
Mississauga, ON — Shares in Cargojet Inc. shot to a record high Friday after the company announced a new deal with Amazon.com that could see the online retailer acquire a stake in the company that provides overnight air cargo services.…
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Online shoppers want control over delivery process: study
Mississauga, ON — A glitzy website or a modern app aren’t enough to satisfy today’s savvy online shoppers. They demand upfront transparency on fees, control over the delivery process, a clearly-stated returns policy and loyalty rewards, according to new research…