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Joris D’Incà, Michael Lierow and Sebastian Janssen from management consultancy firm Oliver Wyman explore Amazon’s potential move into the delivery logistics sector and how existing companies in the field can prepare for a new competitor 

Is the European Commission on the right road to providing choice and change in cross-border e-commerce deliveries? Brendan Pittaway examines the progress made so far

Michael Lierow examines the opportunities for e-tail giants, small and medium-sized companies and third-party logistics providers in the growing e-commerce market

Pól Sweeney, managing director Europe & CTO, Airclic shares his thoughts on how postal operators can improve consitnecy through automation

Paul Bray takes a close look at the future of direct mail and whether there is any truth behind its predicted demise

In a carrier market that can be clearly differentiated by the quality of service on offer, Neil Jackson, chief executive, Triangle Management Services, calls on retailers to use growing insight into what constitutes the total cost of delivery, from late to lost goods, returns to complaints handling, and pay for a service that will truly reflect customer expectation.

 Although the impending privatisation of the UK’s Royal Mail has been openly discussed for some time, it did come as a surprise to some in the sector to hear the true extent of their financial difficulties. Surely this is going to deter would-be investors unless the organisation has a clear strategy to present outlining how it intends to become more profitable?