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.
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.
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.
View ArticleSwiss Post to acquire document scanning software specialist
Swiss Post is set to acquire a software company that specialises in document scanning and processing systems.
View ArticleSwiss Post to launch automated parcel terminals
Swiss Post is extending its parcel services with its first introduction of automated parcel terminals, under the brand My Post 24.
View ArticleSwiss Post facing formal inquiry over “excessive” prices
Swiss Post is facing a formal inquiry by the national pricing regulator over claims that its profit margins are too high, and should translate into postage rate decreases.
View ArticlePostal Digest – Mail news from Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, USA
Some more of the latest news from around the world in mail, with earnings down at Slovenia Post, a hybrid mail firm expanding in the US, and Itella winning a Swedish mail contract.
View ArticleSwiss Post improves letter and parcel delivery quality
Swiss Post improved the delivery quality for its first class letter service and parcels services in 2012, but its second class letter service saw on-time rates fall slightly.
View ArticleSwiss Post profits slip 5% as staff benefit costs rise
Swiss Post saw higher staff benefits eating into its profits last year, but said in a challenging economy it nevertheless achieved a "good result".
View ArticleUPU’s Postal Operations Council convenes in Berne
The Universal Postal Union's technical and operational group convenes from today in Berne to begin work following last October's Congress.
View ArticleSwiss Post receives final approval to become PLC
The Swiss government has given the final green light for Swiss Post and its financial services subsidiary PostFinance to become public limited companies.
View Article“Vulnerable” Swiss Post to invest millions in e-commerce services
Up against stiff competition, Swiss Post has declared its intentions to develop a full range of parcel services and value-added services specifically for e-commerce.
View ArticleSwiss post office head quits over “differing views on leadership”
Swiss Post has said its head of post offices and sales is leaving the company effective tomorrow (6th July), after falling out with the rest of company management.
View ArticleSwiss competition authorities probe post office IT contract
Switzerland's competition authority has launched investigations into a tender for networking the nation's post offices via broadband Internet.
View ArticleSwiss Post begins contract talks with trade unions
Swiss Post will begin negotiations with trade unions tomorrow, to replace a collective employment contract that is now more than a decade old.
View ArticleDPD to deploy 12,000 Honeywell mobile computers in Europe
Parcel carrier DPD is set to equip all of its 12,000 drivers in six European countries with new mobile computers from Honeywell.
View ArticleSwiss Post offers 750 apprenticeships for 2014
Swiss Post is making 750 apprentice positions available next year, to offer school leavers a first step into employment.
View ArticleIncome tax bill pushes Swiss Post profits down 13%
Swiss Post said today that this year's financial performance will be slightly below last year's, as profits dipped 13% in the first half.
View ArticleSwiss Post launches one-year mobile postage pilot
Swiss Post has launched a new mobile phone franking service, allowing customers to pay postage while on the move.
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