by Walther Ploos van Amstel
A new report from Copenhagen Economics, commissioned by PostEurop and published in May 2026, makes a clear-cut argument: the EU e-commerce parcel delivery market functions well, and sector-specific regulation would likely do more harm than good. However, the PostEurop-commissioned report concludes EU parcel markets are competitive, but self-reported operator data and the client’s direct interest …
Where shoppers once had to find a website, search it, and click through endless steps before ordering, social media like TikTok and AI are now taking over. Browse any trade journal, and you will find the same starting point again and again: how do we organize parcel delivery to keep pace with the slower e-commerce …
E-commerce has changed urban logistics fundamentally. Orders are smaller, destinations are more dispersed, and customers expect fast delivery within narrow time windows. The result is familiar in many cities: more vans on the streets, lower vehicle utilisation, and increasing pressure on urban space. In his recent PhD research, Fabio Mercurio explores how delivery companies respond …
The European Commission’s Prospective Study on the Future of the Postal Sector (2024) provides a detailed picture of how Europe’s delivery ecosystem is expected to evolve by 2040. Conducted by RPA Europe and RAND Europe, the study supports the preparation of a new EU Delivery Act, planned for 2026, and offers insight into how digitalisation, …
Dutch mail and parcel service Cycloon is laying off 440 employees as part of a reorganization. The cargo bike courier from Zwolle is discontinuing the delivery of parcels that do not fit through the mailbox. As a result, the company has announced the closure of sixteen bicycle courier branches and the central parcel sorting center, …
Since the publication of PostNL’s Q2 2022 results in August 2022, the global macroeconomic environment has further deteriorated, impacting many industries. Inflation has increased, with The Netherlands reaching a record-high level of almost 15% in September, while consumer confidence has dropped to an all-time low. This is negatively impacting consumer spending and is expected to …
Pitney Bowes Inc., a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in e-commerce, shipping, mailing, data, and financial services, released the new Parcel Shipping Index featuring 2020 data from 13 major markets around the world. The Index finds global parcel volume reached 131 billion in 2020, equating to 4.160 parcels shipped per second – an increase of …
Investors in the parcel delivery business are cautious. Royal Mail lost 15 percent of its value in one month, Belgian Bpost lost 18 percent. UPS and FedEx losing 7 to 9 percent. With a 5 percent drop in the AEX last week, is Dutch PostNL the next loser? Dutch PostNL sent 11 percent more parcels …