Aus Post Recruiting Blitz As Parcel Demand Soars
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August 25, 2021
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A surge in parcel demand fuelled by COVID lockdowns has Australia Post scrambling to keep up, with the mail carrier to bring... Read More
Havoc Ahead As Toll Truckies Set For Friday Strike
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August 24, 2021
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Aussie retailers could face a fresh logistical headache on Friday, with thousands of Toll Group truck drivers to walk off the job... Read More
BREAKING: Holgate Gets $1m From Aus Post, Plus Legal Fees
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August 4, 2021
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Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate will get a $1 million settlement from Australia Post over her ouster from the top job... Read More
Ex-Aus Post Boss Holgate Close To Settlement Deal
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August 3, 2021
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An end may be in sight in the battle between Australia Post and its former CEO Christine Holgate. The outcome of mediation... Read More
Global Supply Chains Buckle As Disasters And Covid Strike
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July 27, 2021
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A new worldwide wave of COVID-19, natural disasters in China and Germany and a cyberattack targeting key South African ports have conspired... Read More
Ship That Blocked Suez Sets Sail With Lenovo Products On Board
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July 9, 2021
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Months after the Suez Canal was unblocked, the ship at the heart of the fiasco – and its cargo – are now... Read More
Aus Post Teams Up With BigCommerce For Shipping
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May 18, 2021
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Australia Post has inked a strategic partnership with e-commerce platform BigCommerce to integrate its MyPost Business parcel sending service. The move will... Read More
Allegro Ahead In Race For Toll Global Express
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April 14, 2021
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Toll Global Express could end up in Australian hands if a buyout from private equity firm Allegro Funds goes through. Sources reported... Read More
LIVE: Ex Oz Post CEO Takes On PM, Brands Chairman A Liar
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April 13, 2021
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Christine Holgate, the former CEO of Australia Post, who claims she was unlawfully dismissed over the gifting of $20,000 worth of Cartier... Read More
Aus Post Appoints Woolies Exec For Top Job Amid Holgate Firestorm
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April 12, 2021
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One day before what is set to be an explosive public hearing at the Senate inquiry into the departure of Christine Holgate,... Read More
TNT Express Rebrands To FedEx
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April 1, 2021
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TNT has officially rebranded to FedEx Express in Australia, five years after being acquired by the US courier giant. As of today,... Read More
Suez Canal Back In Business As Trapped Ship Is Freed
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March 30, 2021
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After nearly a week of being blocked by a stuck container ship, Egypt’s Suez Canal is finally back open for traffic to... Read More
OzPost Plans Self-Serve Kiosks
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February 10, 2021
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MELBOURNE: Australia Post has revealed plans to set up “smart kiosks” in its shops, which will it hopes will allow customers to... Read More
Oz Post Races To Deliver Some 13 Million Black Friday Parcels
SYDNEY: Black Friday has come and gone but a big part of the gigantic sale period lingers on – namely delivery. Said... Read More
Toll’s Global Express Worth $3.2bn, Says Japan Post Bankers As They Flog It
Leaked papers have described Toll Group’s Global Express unit as a $3.2 billion business, as owner Japan Post seeks to offload it.... Read More
Delays Slam Major Retailer’s Christmas Stock
A broad range of Aldi’s Special Buys products will not arrive in store in time to go on sale this week, including... Read More
Get Xmas Parcels In Early, Warns Aus Post
Australia Post has announced its cutoff dates for the holiday season, warning Christmas delivery will take longer this year even with a... Read More
Union Offers Peace Deal To End Dock Strike
The Maritime Union Australia (MUA) is expected to offer a peace deal at a Fair Work Commission hearing on Thursday to end... Read More
Aussie Supply Chains Slip, As Retail Business Soars
SYDNEY: Retailers including Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Kogan may have recorded bumper sales and profits during the coronavirus lockdown, but they’re... Read More
Dock Strike Could Be Called Off Today, Peace Deal Offered
A strike that is affecting supply to CE and appliance retailers and their suppliers could be coming to an end/ The Maritime... Read More
Wharf Wars Delaying Shipments For Weeks, Terminal Attempts To Quash Protests
Patrick Terminals has attempted to shut down the disruptive maritime union strikes across the country which has caused massive delays in shipments... Read More
Amazon Undergoing Major Expansion, New Warehouse, New Categories
Amazon who has delivered a record period of growth during COVID-19 is looking to expand their Australian operations with new product categories,... Read More
Notebooks In Short Supply As Demand Surges
Demand for PC’s is surging in Australia, the only problems are stock availability according to several retailers. Intel the world’s largest chipmaker... Read More
COVID-19: States Ditch Supermarket Truck Curfews
More states have joined Queensland in lifting curfews on delivery trucks to ensure supermarkets have consistent stock supply and to curb panic... Read More
Aus Post Signature Policy Results In Missing Parcels, Queensland Lifts Truck Curfews
Freight companies such as Australia Post, Star Track, Toll, DHL and FedEx are facing a backlash with CE and audio distributors reporting... Read More
Amazon Suspends Non-Essential Warehouse Deliveries
Amazon is suspending deliveries of non-essential items to its warehouses due to shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The freeze is in... Read More
OZ Post & Star Track Cut Back Deliveries Claim Distributors
Distributors have reportedly been advised of cutbacks at Australia Post and Star Track, which could impact deliveries at a time when more... Read More
ACCC To Watch Petrol Prices As Oil Plummets
The ACCC will monitor Australian petrol prices as international oil prices plummet, to ensure that the decrease is passed on to consumers.... Read More
Toll Close To Being Back In Business
Toll Holdings says it is nearing reactivation of IT systems and reintegrating them with major customers after experiencing a devastating ransomware attack... Read More
Toll Does Not Negotiate With Hackers
Toll is refusing to negotiate with hackers, stating they will not pay the ransom required to unlock its operational systems after the... Read More
Amazon Flexes New ‘Uber’ Delivery Program
Amazon is flexing its muscles in the delivery field with the appointment of independent contractors (kinda like Uber drivers) to pick up... Read More
Retail Sales Triumph Over Predictions
Late last year, retail bosses predicted a slow Christmas period for the sector – despite much needed economic stimulation. But figures released... Read More
Amazon Ban FedEx For Being ‘Too Slow’
Amazon has reportedly cut ties with FedEx for the holiday season calling the delivery service ‘too slow’. As reported by the Wall Street... Read More
Winning Group’s Largest Distribution Centre Set For 2021
Following strong growth, Winning Group has announced a new 45,000sqm purpose-built distribution centre in Altona North, Victoria. Opening in February 2021, the... Read More
Electric Scooters, Are They Legal? Are They Safe?
Updated 9 December to include a response from the ACCC. Despite electric scooters being essentially barred in most states, retailers are gearing... Read More
Huawei Plans Canada Move
China’s Huawei is planning to shift its US research centre to Canada, according to its founder Ren Zhengfei. The US is considering... Read More
Bunnings Eliminates Price Guarantee
Bunnings has expanded its online offering with the national hardware retailer teaming up with trusted third-party seller via their new marketplace. However... Read More
Apple Shares Plunge 3% Real Concerns
Apple has experienced a massive one-day share price drop of 3% as the Californian based company continues to be caught between escalating... Read More
Price War On The Waterfront Puts Infrastructure Surcharge Over $100
The price war on the waterfront of Australian ports has reached new heights with a Victorian stevedore at the Port of Melbourne... Read More
5G Global Subscriptions To Top 2.6bn By 2025
The global number of 5G subscriptions will top 2.6 billion within the next six years, driven by sustained momentum and a rapidly... Read More
Aussie Companies Each Losing $4.3 Billion Assets A Year: Telstra
Telstra has released the results of a study commissioned from market research company Telsyte that, it says, shows Australian businesses with more... Read More
Parcel Pickup War: Amazon, Oz Post Set To Slug It Out
Amazon and Australia Post are both looking to make inroads into the Australian market for online goods via establishment of new parcel... Read More
Amazon Launch Network Of Delivery Hubs In Oz
Amazon has announced that it is taking the next step in bringing its world-class fulfilment and delivery network to Australia with the... Read More
Kogan Share Price Down 7% Despite Chief Christmas Cheer
Kogan.com share price dropped by 7% following the companies Annual General Meeting where chief executive Ruslan Kogan expressed his Christmas cheer heading... Read More
Amazon Caught In New Antitrust Violation Accusation
In a letter sent to Congress, an online merchant has accused Amazon of forcing themselves and other sellers to use the company’s... Read More
Australians Shipped Nearly 1 Billion Parcels In 12 Months
Australian consumers reportedly shipped nearly a billion parcels in 2018 according to global parcel shipping research. As reported by Appliance Retailer, global... Read More
Global Notebook Drop Predicted, Year-On Growth Expected
Worldwide notebook shipments are predicted to drop sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 following an increase from the previous quarter according... Read More
Amazon To Open Third Oz Warehouse In Perth
Retail giant Amazon will be opening its third Australian fulfilment centre in the Perth in a bid to better handle increasing demand... Read More
Facebook Marketplace Threatens eBay, Gumtree
Online marketplaces, popular with distributors and retailers for selling excess or aging stock, are reportedly coming under threat from the Facebook Marketplace,... Read More
Cotton On, Target Stop Buying From Xinjiang, China
Cotton On and Target have reportedly ceased sourcing cotton from China’s Xinjiang province due to mass human rights abuses by Chinese authorities... Read More