Postal Hub podcast

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Postal Hub podcast episodes

December 05, 2016 Episode 43 - SingPost's new e-commerce hub
Quantium Solutions CEO Sam Ang joins me to talk about Singapore Post's massive new e-commerce hub. It's more than just a parcel sorting centre - it's a fully-automated parcel sorting and warehouse facility.
12 min
November 22, 2016 Episode 42 - what Trump as US President means for logistics and e-commerce
What are Donald Trump's policy positions that will impact on trade, logistics, e-commerce, and the supply chain? Logistics expert Cathy Morrow Roberson analyses what the new US President will mean for transport and global trade.
23 min
November 18, 2016 Episode 41 - Dealing with the Christmas peak; and USPS financial results
Postal and parcel operators are preparing for the Christmas peak. Is hiring temporary staff the only option? I discuss some of the strategies Australia Post has in place to deliver huge volumes of parcels. Also in this episode, highlights from USPS's press conference following the release of USPS's full-year financials.
16 min
November 07, 2016 Episode 40 - small parcels research, UPS results, and Amazon expansion rumours
Insights into Transport Intelligence's recently released 2016 Global Express and Small Parcels report, covering competitors, market predictions, and cross-border deals. Also in this episode, coverage of UPS's recent financial results, Amazon's expansion plans, Aramex, some Amazon rumours, and Alibaba's earnings call.
33 min
November 02, 2016 Episode 39 - the postal service and smart cities
Letter volumes are falling all around the world, and postal operators are striving for new ways to make the most of their delivery fleets. A team of researchers at the USPS Office of Inspector General investigated the smart cities concept and found ways that the postal service's delivery network could be used to collect data for smart city projects while doing deliveries.
22 min
October 24, 2016 Episode 38 - update and analysis of grocery delivery market
Peter Somers, CEO and owner of e-commerce company SprintPack, joins me to analyse the latest news and trends in grocery delivery.
13 min
October 20, 2016 Episode 37 - DPD's focus on last mile customer service
How is DPD putting the customer in control? DPD's Director of Sales and CRM, Elaine Kerr, details how DPD approaches delivery day, and how customers can interact with their DPD driver. Also in this episode, a logistics and postal industry news wrap-up with logistics expert Cathy Morrow Roberson from Logistics Trends & Insights.
27 min
October 10, 2016 Episode 36 - e-commerce without borders, featuring UPS
Kiel Harkness, UPS's Director of Marketing UK Ireland and Nordics, and Gunnar Adalberth, Director of Business Development e-commerce at UPS, join me to talk about recent UPS e-commerce research and some of UPS's e-commerce initiatives. We cover cross-border, returns, parcel collection networks, growth into Asia, and much more.
22 min
October 03, 2016 Episode 35 - online shopping shifts to next-day delivery; analysing posts' forays into logistics
Andrew Starkey from Spiral 4 / IMRG discusses recent research showing more online shoppers select express delivery compared to economy shipping. Why is this happening, and what does it mean for the delivery sector? Cathy Morrow Roberson discusses postal operators' forays into logistics, comparing An Post's new venture with DHL's partnerships with national posts. We also cover DB Schenker's deal with uShip, as well as UPS's drone tests.
23 min
September 26, 2016 Episode 34 - An Post launches Post Logistics
An Post's Director of Mails, Liam O'Sullivan, discusses the new Post Logistics service. He gives the reasoning behind the launch, describes the target market, details the strategic partnership, and talks about the benefits to An Post.
13 min