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Why parcel delivery price hikes in Germany are set to be reversed

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:30:06 +0100

Parcel delivery prices for Deutsche Post subsiduary DHL went up in January. But they will soon be reversed. Here's why.

Why you'll pay more to send parcels in Germany from next year

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:10:08 +0100

Deutsche Post subsidy DHL is set to increase the cost of parcel delivery.

DHL to offer customers in Germany 'exact' package delivery times

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:33:28 +0200

Have you ever felt annoyed at services that fail to deliver your parcel even though you stayed home for it? Well, this kind of situation could be avoided in future.

Police say DHL blackmailer has struck again after parcel bomb found in Berlin

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:18:13 +0200

German police on Tuesday said they had successfully defused a parcel bomb in Berlin that was "in all likelihood" sent by the same DHL blackmailer who caused the evacuation of a Christmas market last December.

DHL parcel bomb blackmailer demands millions in bitcoins: report

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:03:34 +0100

A blackmailer whose parcel bomb sparked the evacuation of a German Christmas market last week demanded €10 million worth of bitcoins, a news report said on Wednesday.

Police advise caution with parcels after million-euro extortion attempt against DHL

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:42:28 +0100

Those responsible for a suspicious package that prompted the evacuation of the Christmas market in Potsdam were attempting blackmail, not terrorism, German authorities said on Sunday. Police now advise those accepting packages during the holiday season to be cautious.

German post service tests out new deliveries by 'cargo bike'

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:58:06 +0100

Apparently German postmen got bored of the traditional mail truck.

Mail service stops some deliveries to 'risky' Berlin area

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:54:21 +0100

German mail service DHL said that it had not made certain personal deliveries through its express service to the Berlin district of Wedding due to fraud and attacks on their carriers, but tamped down reports of "no-go" areas.

French fashion label sells postal service shirt for €245

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:37:45 +0200

French fashion label Vetements has provoked laughter and shock in equal measure by selling shirts with the logo of German parcel delivery company DHL for hundreds of euros.

Deutsche Post launches drone deliveries

Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:57:00 +0200

Medicine deliveries to a pharmacy on a North Sea island will be made by a drone, Deutsche Post announced on Wednesday, in the first project of its kind.

Deutsche Post completes first drone flight

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:48:00 +0100

Deutsche Post used a drone to deliver a package for the first time on Monday, flying a box from a pharmacy across the Rhine just a week after Amazon carried off a similar stunt.

Deutsche Post tests delivery drones

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:16:00 +0100

Just like Amazon, Germany's Deutsche Post-DHL is also testing mini-drones as a way to deliver packages across the skies to your doorstep, the group said on Thursday.

Internet shopping not always greener

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:11:00 +0100

Most people think ordering products online is better for the environment than actually going to a store, but a story in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on Sunday showed that internet shopping can have its ecological costs.

Deutsche Post triples profit as Asia boosts DHL

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:14:00 +0200

Deutsche Post, the world's leading logistics company, said Tuesday that its second quarter net profit more than tripled from the same period a year earlier to €278 million ($396 million).

DHL ends delivery and assembly service for Ikea and Karstadt

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:29:00 +0100

Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL said on Monday it will no longer deliver and assemble goods from Ikea and department store Karstadt. Customers who need help putting together their Billy bookshelves are now on their own.

DHL planning major expansion in Chinese operations

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:14:00 +0200

German logistics giant DHL plans to open 10 new regional transportation hubs in China this year, state media said Wednesday, tripling the number of such centres it operates in the country.