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Matthew Napleton, marketing director at Zizo, explores the best way to identify indiviual parcel costs and how to use that information to maximize profit margins

Michael Lierow examines the opportunities for e-tail giants, small and medium-sized companies and third-party logistics providers in the growing e-commerce market

Michael Holt, FedEx Express senior vice president operations Europe, talks to Postal Technology International about the company’s success in the air freight business and its plans for the future

Act now or risk being left behind. That’s the advice from industry experts regarding the use of big data in the postal industry. 

The growth of domestic express delivery is lagging behind the rapid growth of e-commerce in China, raising concerns about how well logistics players can handle increasing volumes. Paul Willis looks at what is being done to create a smarter Chinese logistics network

Due to new technologies, especially in the field of batteries, and to the need to tackle climate change, we now see a true fresh start to the use of electric vans all over the world. This is particularly true in the postal sector, with operators wishing to cut their CO2 emissions through the use of electric vans as well as electric delivery tricycles or bicycles.

 Although the impending privatisation of the UK’s Royal Mail has been openly discussed for some time, it did come as a surprise to some in the sector to hear the true extent of their financial difficulties. Surely this is going to deter would-be investors unless the organisation has a clear strategy to present outlining how it intends to become more profitable?