News & Comment

European Commission Launches European Parcels Market Investigation Into Proposed Acquisition of TNT by FedEx

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the European parcels market to assess whether the proposed acquisition of TNT by FedEx is in line with EU Merger Regulation. The Commission has concerns that in a number of European ...

Continue reading...

UPS Agrees to Acquire Coyote Logistics

UPS has announced that it has agreed to acquire Coyote Logistics from Warburg Pincus for $1.8 billion. The acquisition expands UPS’ service portfolio, adding non-asset based full truckload and transportation ...

Continue reading....

Apex Insight carries out commercial due diligence on Dixons Carphone / Sprint US JV

By Frank Proud Dixons Carphone has announced that its Connected World Services division has entered into an agreement with Sprint Corporation which will see the Carphone / Sprint JV operate ...

Continue reading....

E-fulfilment is a high-growth logistics segment now worth in excess of £4bn in the UK

By Frank Proud The UK is an advanced e-fulfilment market relative to others in Europe with a large proportion of households now regularly shopping online. However, even in the UK, ...

Continue reading....

Peer-to-peer lending continues to advance rapidly across Europe

By Frank Proud Peer-to-peer lending has continued to grow rapidly across Europe. Lenders have sought higher returns than are available from banks while borrowers have benefitted from an appetite to ...

Continue reading....

European parcels market growth continues with FedEx and Amazon making key moves

By Frank Proud The most exciting developments in the European parcels market in the last year have been the move by FedEx to acquire TNT, combining its global and financial ...

Continue reading....

Why are parcel lockers not working in the UK last mile?

Despite the internet shopping boom and the march of click-and-collect, ByBox has recently withdrawn its consumer service and our ongoing last mile delivery research suggests that InPost is struggling to ...

Continue reading....

Japan Post Seeks Asian Expansion With Toll Group Bid

Japan Post’s $5 billion bid for Toll Group sees the Japanese postal operator making a big play for the pan-Asian parcels and logistics market. Toll Group posted sales of US$6.9 ...

Continue reading....

TNT UK Deploys New Tracking Systems

TNT UK announced that it has deployed thousands of mobile computers to improve the visibility of shipments carried through its network. TNT is working with Peak-Ryzex to provide 10,000 devices, ...

Continue reading....

Faster growth likely in the security market

By Frank Proud Security Market Growth The outsourced security guarding services market is approaching £5bn in size, having grown in recent years despite a hesitant economic recovery. The industry is ...

Continue reading....