Paul Needham

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Online sales of goods in Germany grew solidly by 3.2% in the first quarter of this year despite the country’s stagnant economy, driven by rising purchases of fashion, shoes, electronics, food and health products. This is a slight acceleration from the low growth of 1.1% to €80.6 billion in 2024 which represented a recovery from the post-pandemic decline in 2023, according to figures from the German e-commerce association Bevh based on a continuous weekly consumer survey.

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DHL has opened a €10 million Pharma Hub in Singapore as part of its €500 million investment into Asia Pacific to bolster its Life Sciences and Healthcare (LSHC) infrastructure across all business units. The new DHL Supply Chain facility, which will be dedicated to pharmaceutical logistics, is one of numerous new facilities planned under DHL Group’s recently announced €2 billion investment programme for its new DHL Health Logistics sector brand within the overall Strategy 2030.

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Australia Post will be able to process import shipments faster in future after investing in a new automated parcels facility at Melbourne Airport. The brand-new International Commercial Facility, which follows a similar investment at Sydney Airport in 2023, marks a significant step forward in automation and efficiency of international inbound parcel processing operations, according to the postal operator.

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Jeroen Magnus has joined bpost to lead the Belgian postal group’s development of its B2B activities. As B2B Business Director, the former Bol.com manager reports to Christel Dendas, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of bpostgroup. In his role, he will contribute to the development of tailored solutions for business clients. His mission, according to the Belgian postal group, is to simplify logistics journeys, offer innovative services and solutions.

1 week ago | cep-research.com | Paul Needham

Dirk van Lammeren, Chief Commercial Officer at Prime Vision, explains how robotic sorting solutions enhance sorting centre operations. Listen to insights from senior executives in our series of audio interviews, published in cooperation with our content partner The Postal Hub Podcast. Dirk van Lammeren, Chief Commercial Officer at Prime Vision, explains how robotic sorting solutions enhance sorting centre operations.