Itella takes over newspaper distribution business in Eastern Finland
Finland’s Itella Posti has signed an agreement to take over the delivery operations of the newspaper Karjalainen.
View ArticleItella to withdraw from air and sea freight business in Scandinavia
Finland’s postal operator Itella has said it will abandon its business activities in the fields of air and sea freight in Scandinavia.
View ArticleUkrainian crisis and mail volume declines hit Itella results
Finland’s national postal operator has seen its sales down 4.8% in its latest quarter, as it deals with a faltering economy and the "alarming" decline in mail volumes.
View ArticleHermes Germany and Itella team up to provide Russia e-commerce solution
Private sector parcel carrier Hermes has teamed up with Finland’s state-owned postal operator Itella to provide a "complete" cross-border e-commerce solution into Russia.
View ArticleParcel lockers key to Itella’s Christmas package strategy
Finland’s national postal operator Itella has said it has boosted its network of package locker terminals by 150 to prepare for this year’s festive season.
View ArticleItella reveals brand rethink ahead of next month’s name change
Finland’s national postal operator Itella has revealed the look of its new brand ahead of its change to the name Posti in the New Year.
View ArticleParcel volumes up 9% at Christmas in Finland, despite recession
Finland’s newly rebranded national postal service Posti has said the country’s recession has failed to dampen Christmas parcel volumes.
View ArticleDigitisation affecting Posti Group “more profoundly than ever before”
Posti Group, the Finnish national postal operator, has had a challenging year according to its latest financial results, with digitisation affecting the market more than ever before.
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.
View ArticlePosti Group sells postal sites in €120m leaseback deal
Finland’s Posti Group has sold off three postal centres, a warehouse and a freight terminal in a bid to release capital for investment in its business operations.
View ArticleItella to trial newspaper reading with electronic device
Finnish operator Itella will test newspaper reading with the electronic iPad reading device at the end of the year.
View ArticleSteam to iron out Itella’s creases
Itella Logistics has launched a unique steam tunnel for straightening hanging apparel in Estonia.
View ArticleItella acquires full ownership of joint Norwegian venture
Itella Information has signed a deal with Norway Post to acquire full ownership of Itella Information AS in Norway.
View ArticleItella sees drop in net profit for nine month period
The Itella Group has recorded a net profit of EUR 16.5m for the first nine months of the year – a drop of EUR 5.6m compared to 2009 levels.
View ArticleDelays in Finland as strike begins
Mail delivery has been delayed throughout Finland due to striking action by Itella sorting and delivery staff.
View ArticleNormal service to resume in Finland
Finnish operator Itella has said that mail deliveries in the country are returning to normal after a prolonged period of industrial action.
View ArticleFinnish mail faces more delays
Itella has said it expects delays in the delivery of mail across Finland this week.
View ArticleNetPosti breaking records in Finland
The number of e-letters and e-invoices sent to Itella’s NetPosti has increased rapidly in 2010.
View ArticleItella expands quality management systems
Itella Logistics has expanded its quality management and environment systems to new units in three operating countries.
View ArticleNetPosti introduces Smartphone capabilities
Itella has made its e-letter solution NetPosti available to mobile devices
View ArticleItella introduces new letterbox system in Finland
Itella has introduced a number of changes to postal procedures in Finland - including the launch of a new type of letterbox.
View ArticleItella to distribute invoices for Polkomtel
Finnish operator Itella has signed a deal that will see the company distribute sales invoices for Polkomtel.
View Article“Difficult year” for Itella Group
Itella Group said it had been a “difficult year” for the company, upon publishing its financial results for 2010.
View ArticleItella service disrupted by postal staff protests
Finland’s Itella has apologized for disruption in its services yesterday caused by a series of strikes by staff protesting new postal legislation.
View ArticleItella’s NetPosti now fully carbon neutral
Finnish operator Itella has revealed that its electronic mail service NetPosti is now fully carbon neutral.
View ArticleItella to build new 70,000 sqm logistics centre
Finnish operator Itella Logistics has confirmed it is to build a new logistics centre in partnership with retailer Rautakesko.
View ArticleRouhe new CFO at Itella Group
Finland-based Itella Group has announced the appointment of Sari Rouhe as CFO.
View ArticleItella Group acquires OpusCapita
Finland-based Itella Group has announced the acquisition of OpusCapita, a firm that specialises in the automation of cash processes.
View ArticleItella to review operations seeking to cut €100m costs
Finland's Itella Corporation has launched a major review of its business, seeking to trim EUR 100m from its operating costs over the next three years.
View ArticleItella sells off German print business in management buyout
Finland's postal operator Itella has sold off its printing business in Germany through a management buyout, but looks set to take a EUR 14m hit from the deal.
View ArticleIndustry Moves – appointments news from PostNord, UPS and Itella
A round up of some of the latest industry moves, including a new logistics chief for PostNord in Sweden and the creation of a new UPS position in China...
View ArticleItella continues to expand automated parcel terminal network
Itella is adding 25 more automated parcel terminals to its network around Finland this month.
View ArticleItella adds 3,000 mailers to Netposti digital mail service
Finland's Itella has said it is expecting to nearly double the number of mailers using its digital mail service, Netposti, after it signed a partnership deal with a message forwarding company.
View ArticlePostal Digest – News from Itella, PostNL, SAPO, SingPost
Some more of the day's postal news, including pop-up stamps in the Netherlands, postal strikes in South Africa and free postcard delivery in Singapore.
View ArticlePostal Digest – News from La Poste, Norway Post, Itella and USPS
Some more of the latest news from around the global postal sector, including a digital mail trial in Finland and a pledge by La Poste to help migrants access postal services.
View ArticlePolish Post and Itella win “biggest ever” mail contract in Poland
Polish Post and partners including Itella Poland have signed the "biggest contract in the history of the postal services market" in Poland - handling the nation's parking tickets and speeding fines.
View ArticleItella hires record 3,400 festive season staff
Finland's Itella has said it is employing a record number of temporary staff to help cover the peak period up to Christmas.
View ArticleItella to hike business mail rates by up to 10%
Finland's businesses could find their postal rates going up by as much as 10% at the start of next year.
View ArticleThe year that was: 2012 (Part One)
Bringing you the first part of our annual review of the year, and the major stories shaping the mail and express industry across the world.
View ArticleItella launches employee re-training programme
Finland’s national postal operator Itella has launched a new long-term personal support programme for employees to help them change jobs as the demand for postal workers reduces.
View ArticleLoss-making Itella plans 1,200 job losses in mail delivery
Finland’s national postal operator Itella made a EUR 2.4m loss last year according to latest results, with 1,200 mail delivery jobs now in line to be cut.
View ArticleCleveron deploys space-saving parcel terminals for Itella
Itella has started deployment of parcel delivery solution provider Cleveron’s most recent model of parcel terminals called PackRobot that promise major space savings for retail store operators.
View ArticleItella developing complete e-commerce service
Finland’s national postal operator Itella Group is developing a major new all-in-one e-commerce fulfillment service that could eventually provide same-day delivery for online purchases.
View ArticleItella to merge postal and logistics operations
Finland’s national postal operator Itella Group is to merge its post and logistics businesses as part of its cost-cutting plans.
View ArticleEU strengthens consumer rights over e-commerce returns
Returns services are set to become even bigger business for postal operators and parcel carriers in Europe from later this month, as new EU rules come into force.
View ArticleItella forms e-commerce partnership with MSO.fi
Finnish postal operator Itella says it has formed a novel partnership with e-commerce marketplace Mitäsaisiolla.fi (MSO.fi).
View ArticleItella tests complete cross-border e-commerce solution
Finnish postal service Itella is now testing a new all-in-one cross-border e-commerce service targeted at Russian consumers.
View ArticleItella sees sales slide in Finland’s recession
Finland’s national postal service Itella has been struggling in the first half of the year with the economy in recession.
View ArticleItella to restructure sorting operations in face of mail volume decline
Itella is starting negotiations with its work force next week regarding plans to restructure its mail sorting operations.
View ArticleFinland’s Itella to change name to Posti Group Corporation
Finland’s national postal service Itella is to change its name to Posti Group Corporation from the start of next year.
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