DPDgroup and PostNord expand partnership
DPDgroup and PostNord have announced an expansion to their long-standing strategic partnership in parcel operations, creating a harmonised network of 26,000 European parcel shops.
View ArticlePostNord reports 9% drop in mail volumes
PostNord has reported that, "in the wake of continued digitization", it saw a further decline in mail volumes in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015.
View ArticleTNT ramps up Nordics service
TNT has ramped up its international express delivery services to the Nordics with improved air connections to Sweden and Finland and additional last-mile delivery capacity in large business centres.
View ArticlePost Danmark increasing postage rates
Post Danmark has announced that it will be raising its postage rates on 1 January 2016.
View ArticlePostNord announces new collaboration with Alibaba
PostNord Denmark has announced that it has entered into a new collaboration with Alibaba which it claims will "make it easier and cheaper for Danish and Nordic e-retailers to reach affluent Chinese...
View ArticleFedEx Express opens new Nordic Gateway at Copenhagen Airport
FedEx has officially opened a new facility at Copenhagen Airport which will serve as a gateway for inbound and outbound shipments for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
View ArticleNordic consumers spend over SEK160bn online in 2015
Nordic consumers purchased goods online worth a total of SEK 161.6bn in 2015, an increase of around 15% over last year’s figure, according to research from PostNord.
View ArticlePostNord buys Danish shipping firm
PostNord has agreed to buy the Danish shipping firm G.P. Spedition Aps.
View ArticlePost Danmark to scrap express mail and Saturday deliveries
Danish MPs have voted in favour of new proposals to scrap Post Danmark's first-class mail service and end Saturday deliveries.
View ArticlePostNord issues interim report for January-June
PostNord has announced net sales of SEK 19,228m and an operating income of SEK 30m for the January-June half-year period.
View ArticleHalf a million more join Denmark’s e-Boks digital mail service
Danish digital mail service e-Boks is now being used by almost 3.5m Danes, more than 18% more than this time last year. The figures suggest nearly two thirds of the 5.5m population are now using the...
View ArticleDeadline approaches for Danes to move mailboxes to the street
Post Danmark has said four out of five Danes have now complied with their new mandate to place their mailbox on the street to accept delivery of their mail each day. The recent Postal Act brought in...
View Articlee-Boks expands digital postal mail service to Norway
Danish digital postal mail service e-Boks is expanding to Norway, with plans to expand into Sweden. The joint venture between Post Danmark and electronic payments firm Nets has signed agreements with a...
View ArticlePostNord preparing for IPO with major restructuring ahead
Scandinavian postal operator PostNord warned today that it will need further restructuring and is contemplating a possible IPO as it faces up to radical changes in the mail market. The company that is...
View ArticleItella could axe 70 jobs in Danish-Swedish logistics unit
Finland’s Itella Group has announced plans to cut 70 jobs within its Swedish and Danish logistics operations. The postal and logistics company has been reviewing its growth strategy to weed out “risky”...
View ArticlePost Danmark cuts building energy use by 20% in four weeks
Post Danmark has completed an intensive energy-saving campaign in which its employees succeeded in cutting the company’s electricity and heat consumption by almost 20% in just four weeks. The “Green...
View ArticlePost Danmark unit wins major mail-scanning contract
Post Danmark is getting involved in Denmark’s largest and most comprehensive digitisation project of its kind, it revealed yesterday. Its Post Danmark Data Scanning unit has become a hybrid mail...
View ArticlePostNord eyes more acquisitions in logistics business
Swedish-Danish postal operators PostNord are planning further acquisitions in the logistics business as it continues to reshape itself according to key growth potential. The parent company of Post...
View Article200,000 sign up for Post Denmark’s flexible parcel delivery
More than 200,000 people have now signed up to the new parcel receiving alternative from Post Danmark, Modtagerflex (Flexible Receiver). The universal service provider, part of PostNord, offers the...
View ArticlePost Danmark enforces placement rule for household letterboxes
Post Danmark has said 99.5% of Danish household letter boxes are now in compliance with legislation requiring proper placement at the street. Denmark’s Postal Act of December 2010, which opened up the...
View ArticlePostNord profits fall 39% in Q1, amid restructuring
Swedish-Danish postal operator PostNord said its first quarter of 2012 proved “satisfactory” considering the difficult situation it is in. The company is expecting this year to see a 12% decline in...
View ArticlePostNord seeks CFO as Lönnqvist resigns after 7 months
A corporate efficiency guru hired by Scandinavian postal operator PostNord as its executive vice president and chief financial officer last year is resigning his position, effective 1 June. Mats...
View ArticlePost Danmark expresses confidence in parcel terminals
Post Danmark has been continuing to expand its network of automated self-service parcel terminals this year, in response to good responses from customers. The Danish postal service began using KePol...
View ArticlePostNord merges DPD Denmark franchise with Post Danmark
Nordic postal operator PostNord is continuing its restructuring plans with the merging of its DPD Denmark franchise into its Post Danmark business. The Swedish-based company said the merger would come...
View ArticlePost Danmark to expand parcel terminal network
Post Danmark has said it is looking to add a further 60 automated self-service parcel terminals to its network of 131 “Døgnposten” units. The postal operator has said it is expanding the network as...
View ArticlePost Danmark unveils next-gen parcel shipping platform
Post Danmark has launched a new web-based shipping system that makes it easier for commercial customers to send and keep track of packages and freight. The Pacsoft Online system is being offered free...
View ArticlePost Danmark hires Ancra to automate parcel unload process
Post Danmark has automated its truck unloading process for loose-loaded parcels at its main sortation centres in Brøndby and Taulov. New trailer and dock conveyor technology has been installed by Dutch...
View ArticlePost Danmark to acquire print media distribution subcontractor
Post Danmark has put pen to paper on a deal to buy one of its mail preparation subcontractors in Denmark for an undisclosed amount. The company said today it has agreed to buy all the shares in...
View ArticleFedEx Express expands International First service
FedEx Express is expanding its “International First” service for customers needing items delivered as early as the start of the next business day. The company said it is nearly doubling the number of...
View ArticleSweden overturns court restrictions on truck cargo capacity
The Swedish government has scrapped new restrictions on how much cargo trucks can carry when entering or leaving the Scandinavian country. The restrictions came as something of a surprise to the...
View ArticleRestructuring costs hit PostNord’s earnings hard in first half
Swedish-Danish postal operator PostNord has seen its earnings plummeting in the first half of the year, as it continues a major restructuring and investment programme. The parent company of Sweden’s...
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Post Danmark restructures under-used mailbox network
Post Danmark is changing the structure of its network of red mailboxes, because it says mailboxes are now being used “very little”. Some mailboxes that are not being used very often are to be taken...
View ArticlePostNord to transfer Danish parcels business to mail unit
PostNord has announced plans to reorganise its parcels business in Denmark, moving the activity from its Logistics division into its Danish mail division. The transfer of parcel operations into the...
View ArticlePostNord seeking CEO after Lars Idermark resigns
Scandinavian postal operator PostNord is in the hunt for a new chief executive, after Lars Idermark resigned his position. Idermark who has been in charge for two years at the parent group of Sweden’s...
View ArticlePostNord wins logistics deal with e-commerce firm Zalando
Scandinavian postal operator PostNord has picked up an e-commerce contract with the rapidly growing international footwear and clothing retailer Zalando. Berlin-based Zalando, which was launched in...
View ArticlePostNord and supplier work to restore IT network after data centre fire
Nordic postal operator PostNord has been battling to restore its IT operations – including parcel tracking capabilities – after a fire at its supplier on New Year’s Day. The parent company of Sweden...
View ArticlePost Danmark opens door for Danish e-commerce firms to sell in China
Post Danmark has sealed an agreement with China Post that should open doors for Danish e-commerce retailers to sell to almost 1.4bn Chinese consumers. The partnership will come through China Post’s own...
View ArticleDHL opens state-of-the-art road freight terminal in Taulov
DHL Freight has moved its operations in the Western part of Denmark to a brand new terminal in Taulov, near Kolding. The facility has a floor space of 5,700 square meters and is located in proximity to...
View ArticlePost Danmark hails “huge potential” of grocery delivery business
Post Danmark is getting into the business of making grocery deliveries for an online supermarket. The postal operator, which has been hit hard in recent years by the digitisation of letters in Denmark,...
View ArticleProfitability “unsatisfactory” says PostNord chief after second quarter loss
Scandinavian postal operator PostNord made a slight loss in its latest quarter, as the company implemented a new organisational structure. The parent company of Sweden Post and Post Danmark — owned...
View ArticlePostNord wins distribution deal with Danish shipping firm
Danish-Swedish postal operator PostNord has secured a distribution deal with Danish freight company Blue Water Shipping. Blue Water Shipping is an international transport firm based in Denmark, which...
View ArticleFedEx Express breaks ground on gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport
FedEx Express is building a new gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport to expand its operations in the Nordic region. The company broke ground on the facility at the start of this month after opening...
View ArticlePostNord to cut up to 800 jobs, “possibly” sell Strålfors
The state-owned parent company of Sweden Post and Post Danmark said yesterday that most of the jobs to go will be in Denmark, and will be administrative or support jobs. The company is also looking...
View ArticlePostNord to cut more jobs as profits drop in “eventful” year
The president of Swedish-Danish postal operator PostNord described 2014 as an “eventful year” as profits dropped significantly. The state-owned parent company of Sweden Post and Post Danmark went...
View ArticlePost Danmark extends flexible parcel delivery service
Post Danmark has extended its flexible parcel delivery service to 1m Danish residents who live in apartment blocks. The state-owned postal operator said the extension of the Modtagerflex (flexible...
View ArticleFedEx Express to open €4m gateway in Copenhagen later this year
FedEx Express has completed the external structure on a new gateway facility in Copenhagen Airport, Denmark. The company said its new EUR 4m facility measures 8,000 square metres and is set to open at...
View ArticlePosti Group to sell Scandinavian road freight business
Posti Group — the Finnish national postal company previously known as Itella — is selling off its Scandinavian road freight business. The business is being sold to Nordic Transport Group (NTG) for an...
View ArticlePost Danmark opens 1,000th post office, to boost e-commerce access
Post Danmark has just opened its 1,000th post office, in Frederiksberg, within the Copenhagen area. The company said the new branch marked a “milestone” in its efforts to expand access to its postal...
View ArticlePostNord CEO says group is “now on the right path” after “unsatisfactory” 2014
Speaking at PostNord’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) today, President and CEO Håkan Ericsson said that while 2014 had been “unsatisfactory” the company is “now on the right path, with the right...
View ArticlePostNord launches consultancy business to build on e-commerce growth
Swedish-Danish postal operator PostNord has launched a new consultancy business. The new unit launched by the parent company of Sweden Post and Post Danmark will focus particularly on the retail and...
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