Itella to sell off logistics software unit
Itella Corporation looks set to sell off its Logia Software Oy subsidiary in a management buyout.
View ArticleThe week that was: 23 August 2013
Summing up the biggest stories of the week on the pages of Post&Parcel, including an assessment of the USPS health care plan,
View ArticlePostal Digest – Postal news from Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Poland
Rounding up more news headlines from the global postal sector, including a new minimum wage at TNT Post Germany, a contract win for Polish Post and PostNL supporting recycling.
View ArticleLoss-making Itella launches strategy targeting e-commerce and Russia
Losing money in the first nine months of this year, Finland’s national postal operator has launched a major new business strategy that shifts its focus to e-commerce and expansion into Russia.
View ArticleItella warns of strikes causing Christmas mail delays
Finland’s national postal operator Itella is calling on its customers to mail items especially early for Christmas this year, as it faces a series of postal strikes.
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.
View ArticleItella 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.
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