by Walther Ploos van Amstel
The Dutch Labour Inspectorate is preparing its toughest intervention yet against Uber Eats, proposing to shut down the platform in the Amsterdam region for one month. The move follows years of enforcement actions and repeated findings that the company has failed to adequately prevent undocumented workers from operating as meal couriers. NRC reports about it. …
Urban logistics is getting a digital upgrade. Geopost, Europe’s leading parcel delivery network, has launched Geopost Vision. This is a groundbreaking initiative that transforms its 65,000-vehicle fleet into a continent-wide street-level imaging platform. Turning Deliveries into Data Every day, Geopost’s delivery vans traverse over 2 billion kilometers annually across 22 European countries. Rather than letting …
In Poland, parcel lockers are as standard as ATMs. Some 25,000 units cover the country; at supermarkets, between apartment blocks, on busy street corners. Enter a code, the door clicks open, done. InPost, the yellow icon of Polish e-commerce, turned lockers into national infrastructure. CEO Rafal Brzoska already believed in 2009 that home delivery was …
The electrification of logistics fleets is entering a new phase. DHL Group’s Post & Parcel Germany division, together with its e-vehicle subsidiary StreetScooter and engineering partner IAV, has completed the rollout of an intelligent charging and load management system for 35,000 electric vehicles across Germany. What started as a pilot with 600 vehicles has now …
Amazon has announced plans to invest more than €1.4 billion in the Netherlands between 2025 and 2027 — its most significant commitment since launching Amazon.nl in 2020. The move signals a substantial acceleration of the company’s ambitions in both retail and cloud services across the Dutch market. The investment will strengthen Amazon’s retail network by …
Ahold Delhaize’s omnichannel strategy continues to deliver: six consecutive quarters of double-digit online growth. Ahold Delhaize’s latest quarterly results confirm what many in the retail industry already sensed: the company’s omnichannel ecosystem is hitting its stride. With online grocery sales up 15.4% in the U.S. and 11.9% in Europe, the group has now achieved six …
The global road-transport sector is speeding toward electrification. From delivery vans to heavy-duty trucks, the transition to zero-emission transport is gathering momentum. Yet despite clear climate ambitions and growing regulatory pressure, many operators still face the same fundamental obstacle: the high upfront cost of electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed to keep them running. A …
Major food and grocery delivery platforms today launched an industry-led alliance to accelerate the shift to zero-emission food and grocery deliveries. The UN Deliver-E Coalition aims to switch to zero-emission two- and three-wheeler vehicles globally. The founding Members of the Deliver-E Coalition – Delivery Hero, DoorDash, iFood, Mr D, Swiggy, Uber, Wolt, and Zomato — are …
On 17 September 2025, ALICE, POLIS, and the European Parking Association (EPA) presented a Joint Statement during the EPA Conference in Brussels. It marks a new milestone in their long-standing collaboration on urban freight, curbside management, and sustainable mobility. Building on a shared journey The three organisations have worked together for years through joint workshops, …
Online shopping keeps growing, but so do problems with parcel deliveries. Missed drop-offs, misplaced packages, and confusion over where items end up are fueling frustration among customers. In Germany, the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv) has taken Deutsche Post to court, arguing that its delivery rules are too vague. At the heart of the …