Reduced tax bill props up Swiss Post profits
Swiss Post improved its profits in 2014 thanks to a reduced tax bill and its cost-cutting efforts, as group sales slipped slightly.
View ArticleSwiss Post to test drone delivery service
Swiss Post will be testing the use of drones for mail deliveries this summer, in a pilot scheme it is running in collaboration with US-based drone manufacturer Matternet.
View ArticleSwiss Post receives “good start” in 2015 thanks to financial services
Swiss Post has said its 2015 is off to a "good start" with profits rising 13% in the first quarter.
View ArticleSwiss Post signs two deals to expand digital healthcare data delivery
Swiss Post has said it is looking to expand its position in the healthcare market through its digital communications technology.
View ArticleSwiss Post drones take to the air
Swiss Post, Swiss WorldCargo and Matternet announced yesterday (7 July) that their joint tests for the commercial use of logistics drones are taking place this month.
View Article“SpeedyShop” pilot project begins at Zurich railway station
"SpeedyShop", a new click and collect service from Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Switzerland’s largest retail company Migros, has started its trial run at Zurich train station today (2 September).
View ArticleFree delivery for Swiss shoppers buying on Amazon’s German, French and...
Amazon has announced that Swiss online shoppers can now get free deliveries for products that they buy on Amazon's German, French or Italian portals for orders over €49.
View ArticleSwiss group reveals plans for underground freight network
Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) has announced plans to build an underground freight delivery network that will use autonomous vehicles to ferry pallets and packages between Switzerland's major cities and towns.
View ArticleMigros to expand PickMUp coverage
Swiss retailer Migros is set to expand the coverage of its PickMup click and collect service.
View ArticleSwiss Post developing “Internet of Things” project
Swiss Post has announced that it is aiming to develop an "Internet of Things", by setting up a network based on LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) technology.
View ArticleSwiss Post agrees 1% pay rise with unions
Swiss Post employees will receive a 1% increase in salary next year, under a prospective new agreement with trade unions Syndicom and Transfair. After two rounds of negotiation, a tentative agreement...
View ArticleSwiss Post to keep basic postal rates stable in 2012
Swiss Post has said prices for its basic letters and domestic parcels will remain unchanged in 2012, but will be making rate changes for some of its other mail services. Switzerland’s postal service...
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La Poste and Swiss Post to combine international operations
Two of Europe’s leading national postal operators have formed an important alliance to combine their respective cross-border mail activities, in order to take on the major players in the international...
View ArticleFigures confirm record volumes from festive internet shopping
Parcel delivery firms around the world have been contending with record volumes over the festive season, driven by major growth in internet shopping and activity that was sustained much longer during...
View ArticleSwiss Post takes full control of direct marketing group
Swiss Post has taken over a group of direct marketing companies in Switzerland, in which it had previously held a 50% stake. The postal operator said the acquisition of Basel-based DMC Group for an...
View ArticleSwiss Post hits service quality targets for mail and parcels
Swiss Post surpassed its targets for delivering mail and parcels on time in 2011, according to its latest figures out today. The national postal operator in Switzerland met its 97% on-time delivery...
View ArticleSwiss Post makes green bid to save the physical letter
Swiss Post is turning its domestic letter services “carbon neutral” from 1st April, suggesting that the move effectively counters the argument that electronic communications are better for the...
View ArticleSwiss Post unit takes on 1,500 delivery staff in acquisition
Swiss Post said today its Direct Mail Company has stepped in to take over the delivery operations of a Berne-based direct marketing company. AWZ AG had made the decision to close down its delivery...
View ArticleSwiss Post CEO will not join board after retirement
Swiss Post’s current chief executive Jürg Bucher will not joint the company’s board of directors when he retires at the end of August. Swiss Post’s current chief executive Jürg Bucher will not joint...
View ArticleSwiss Post records stable profits on “slight” mail volume declines
Swiss Post said today that it had an “excellent result” 2011, although the postal operator saw its already high profitability reducing slightly compared to the year before. The year saw profits fall by...
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Swiss Post denies altering IncaMail service in patent row
Swiss Post has denied making changes to its digital mail service IncaMail in order to settle a legal case with US digital mail technology firm RPost over alleged patent infringements. Los Angeles-based...
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Swiss Post: At the Physical and Digital Interface
Mail & Express Review Editor John Modd talks to Jürg Bucher, CEO of Swiss Post, which is hosting this year’s World Mail & Express Europe conference and exhibition in Geneva between 21st and...
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Swiss Post’s PostFinance becomes 100bn franc bank
Swiss Post’s banking arm, PostFinance, is now managing customer assets valued at more than 100bn Swiss francs for the first time in its history. The company said trust in its postal banking agency...
View ArticleSwiss Post to restructure logistics unit, cutting 250 jobs
Swiss Post has launched a two-year process to restructure its PostLogistics business, with the potential loss of 250 jobs. The company said today it was reshaping its small consignment and warehouse...
View ArticleSwiss lawmakers back move to alternate post office access
Switzerland’s National Council has rejected a proposal by the country’s communications union to bring in new rules to guarantee a certain level of access to full-service post offices across the...
View ArticleSwiss Post scraps changes to international parcel pricing
Swiss Post said last week it has decided not to simplify its international parcel pricing system, and raise prices in the process. The postal operator said it had reached a mutual solution with its...
View ArticlePatent row continues over Swiss Post’s digital mail service
Swiss Post has sought to reassure customers of its digital mail service IncaMail that it now faces “no further lawsuits” regarding patent infringements within Switzerland. However, it does have a claim...
View ArticleNight Star Express signs official partner in Switzerland
Night Star Express, the European express logistics firm, has signed a franchise agreement to extend its services in Switzerland. The company based on the Dutch-German border near Arnhem has agreed...
View ArticleSwiss Post to roll out new look in 170 post offices
Swiss Post is giving its post offices a facelift and ramping up its retail product range in the coming months, with a focus on making more of third party products. The company said today it will become...
View ArticleDPD launches carbon neutral shipping in six markets
European parcel carried DPD has now adopted carbon neutrality for its services in six major markets, at no extra charge to customers. The company owned by La Poste’s GeoPost Group officially started...
View ArticleEU green light for La Poste-Swiss Post international JV
The European Commission has given the green light for La Poste and Swiss Post to create their new joint venture to combine their international mail activities. The French and Swiss national postal...
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Swiss Post and La Poste name international alliance “ASENDIA”
Swiss Post and La Poste announced today that the new alliance of their international mail businesses is to be called ASENDIA. The alliance was sealed officially on 6 July after the two companies...
View ArticleNeopost acquires GMC Software to grow presence “beyond mail”
Mailing technology company Neopost has acquired the Swiss-based customer communications software company GMC Software, calling the move a “significant step in the businesses beyond mail”. French...
View ArticleSwiss Post provides digital ID for two municipalities
Swiss Post is now working with two local authorities in Switzerland to provide them digital connections with their residents. From the beginning of June, Jura canton has been offering a “virtual...
View Article“Historically low” interest rates hit Swiss Post’s banking profits
Swiss Post’s banking division, PostFinance, has had a slower first half of the year than in 2011, despite taking on tens of thousands more customers. Record profits at PostFinance have helped drive...
View ArticleSwiss Post outlines plans to become Public Limited Company
Swiss Post confirmed yesterday that it is changing into a public limited company during the second quarter of 2013, although it will remain wholly owned by the Swiss Confederation. The change, under...
View ArticleSwiss Post profits down in first half
Swiss Post recorded group profits of CHF 459m in the first half of 2012, around 17% less than in the first half of 2011, but said given the “challenging environment” this was still strong within the...
View ArticleSwiss Post adds 30-minute, hour and two-hour delivery options
Swiss Post has revamped its express delivery service, Swiss-Courier, with three new delivery options – “Turbo”, “Rapid” or “Standard”. The Swiss national postal operator said today that the move took...
View ArticleFedEx Express rolls out Priority Alert service to 70 countries
FedEx Express is rolling out its “Priority Alert” monitoring service for time- and temperature-sensitive shipments to more than 70 countries around the world. The Memphis-based integrator said on...
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Swiss Post automates mail tracking with RFID technology
Danish firm Lyngsoe Systems has provided Swiss Post with a new fully-automated real-time track-and-trace system for its mail containers. The Material Management solution uses radio-frequency...
View ArticleSwiss Post’s PostFinance unit achieves record customer growth
Swiss Post has said 100,000 new customers joined its financial services division, PostFinance, in the first nine months of this year. The company said there was a high level of customer confidence in...
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Swiss Post profits slip 1% in first three quarters
Swiss Post Group has seen its profits slip by 1% so far this year, compared to the first three quarters of 2011, but insisted it was a “good achievement” given the state of the economy. The Swiss...
View ArticleSwiss Post shelves personalised newspaper project
Swiss Post has called off the launch of its “personalised” newspaper project, after a disappointing response from customers. The “MyNewspaper” product has been market-tested since December 2011,...
View ArticleSwiss Post to convert to PLC in June 2013
Swiss Post looks set to become a Public Limited Company – solely owned by the state – from 26th June, 2013, in a move aimed to improve the flexibility and independence of the business. The...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s “Mr Price” pushes Swiss Post to scrap price increases
Swiss Post has bowed to legal pressure from Switzerland’s pricing regulator, agreeing not to implement planned postal rate increases. The postal service was threatened with legal action back in...
View ArticleSwiss Post profits down 19% in 2013 under new tax liabilities
Swiss Post took a big hit to its profits from its new tax liabilities on converting into a public limited company, but otherwise achieved a “solid” annual result in 2013, it said today. The company,...
View ArticleSwiss Post profits slip slightly in first half on mail volume decline
Swiss Post said it was continuing a “steady course” in the first half of the year, although profitability slipped slightly compared to last year’s first half. The company saw its profit fall 1.8% to...
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Swiss Post to upgrade sort capacity at three parcel centres
Swiss Post has announced plans to upgrade three of its parcel centres as part of continuing efforts to boost its e-commerce shipping capabilities. The state-owned national postal operator in...
View ArticleSwiss Post launches free parcel delivery alerts
Swiss Post has launched a new advance notification system for parcels just in time for Christmas. The Swiss national postal service said its new offering will allow customers to choose to have delivery...
View ArticleSwiss Post begins building parcel centre in Cadenazzo
Swiss Post has announced that the first of its three new regional parcel centres will be completed on the site of the existing distribution base in Cadenazzo by the end of 2019. In a statement issued...
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