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PostNord and Zalando continue their logistics partnership

PostNord and Zalando continue their logistics partnership
PostNord and Zalando have signed a three year logistics contract, thereby extending the partnership that started when Zalando entered the Nordic market eight years ago. Until mid-2021, PostNord will be the sole supplier of logistics solutions to Zalando in all of PostNord's four markets in the Nordic region.
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Otto Group seeks investor for Hermes

Otto Group seeks investor for Hermes
The Otto Group is looking for a strategic partner for essential parts of its parcel delivery service Hermes. The German retail group is even ready to sell a majority stake in Hermes. And that might be interesting for major ecommerce companies such as Amazon and Alibaba, looking to gain a foothold in the European ecommerce market.
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DHL competes with Swiss Post in Switzerland

DHL competes with Swiss Post in Switzerland
Swiss Post will get some serious competition in the booming parcel delivery market in Switzerland. DHL, the subsidiary of Deutsch Post, will build a network of 1,000 pick-up points in the Central-European country. The goal is to become the number two in Switzerland, just after Swiss Post.
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European Retail Alliance launched

European Retail Alliance launched
The European Retail Alliance has officially launched, three months after it was announced that European ecommerce companies MediaMarktSaturn and Fnac Darty wanted to form an alliance. European Retail Alliance is said to be Europe's answer to ecommerce giants such as Amazon and Alibaba.
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Highest online store density in the Netherlands

Highest online store density in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has the most online stores per capita. In this country, there are about 80,000 online stores with a population of 17 million. That means there are 214 people per online store, a density that's nowhere to be found anywhere else in the world. In the Netherlands, online shops have to fight hard for every visitor.
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Retailers Bonn want to continue with AllyouneedCity

Retailers Bonn want to continue with AllyouneedCity
Retailers in the German city of Bonn want to continue with the online platform AllyouneedCity, which started last year but is set to quit. The local subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL's online marketplace Allyouneed was a success among Bonn retailers and they are now looking for a partner that wants to continue with the online platform.
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