Sendle raises $5m in Series A funding round
Australian delivery start-up Sendle has raised $5m in a Series A funding round.
View ArticleAlibaba signs agreement with Austrade
Alibaba has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) which will create a dedicated promotional channel for Australian companies on youku.com.
View ArticleNeto and Sendle team up
Australian e-commerce specialist Neto and Sendle have announced a partnership which will make Sendle the default parcel delivery provider on the Neto platform.
View ArticleCrowdsourced delivery startup Go People raises more funding
Australia-based crowdsourced delivery startup Go People has raised more than $2m in funding over the past couple of months, according to local sources.
View ArticleCrowdsourced delivery firm Go People picks up more funding
The Australia-based crowdsourced delivery firm Go People has raised more than $2m in two rounds of funding over the past few months.
View ArticleToll launches pop-up delivery hubs in Westfield shopping centres
Australia-based Toll Group has launched a new consumer-to-consumer (C2C) parcel delivery service with the opening of new pop-up delivery hubs in selected Westfield shopping centres.
View ArticleSendle partners with ReadyToShip
Australia-based door-to-door delivery service provider Sendle has announced a new partnership with e-commerce platforms integrator ReadyToShip.
View ArticleIKEA Australia launches home delivery service
IKEA Australia has launched a home delivery and click & collect service in Canberra.
View ArticleAfter Hours Delivery service launched in Melbourne
Start-up company After Hours Delivery has set up a parcel forwarding service in Melbourne. The company receives packages from couriers on behalf of its customers during “normal” delivery hours, and...
View ArticleWoolworths and eBay to expand Click & Collect network
Australia’s largest domestic retailer Woolworths and eBay are to expand the click and collect network which they launched in February. The “Simply Collect” service, officially launched on 24 February,...
View ArticleSingPost buys 30% stake in Australia’s Hubbed
Singapore Post (SingPost) has bought a 30% stake in Hubbed, an Australian company which arranges parcel deliveries and returns using a national network of some 680 newsagents. The deal is worth around...
View ArticleAustralia Post set to cut jobs
Australia Post may cut around 1,900 jobs in the facing of a continuing decline in mail delivery volumes. The company reportedly aims to reduce the numbers gradually over the next three years through...
View ArticleSydney-based courier raises $850,000 to fund further expansion
Sydney-based same-day courier company Zoom2U has raised $850,000 in its latest round of funding. In a notice posted on his blog on Monday (29 June), Zoom2U founder Steve Orenstein said that the new...
View ArticleDHL Express rolling out new service in Australia
DHL Express Oceania is reportedly starting the rollout a new global delivery platform for online retailers and consumers in Australia. Gary Edstein, senior vice-president, DHL Express Oceania, was...
View ArticleABC airs allegations that Australia Post contractors in Victoria are...
A news item included on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7:30 Report yesterday (7 July) alleged that “there are claims some Australia Post contractors in Victoria are underpaying staff, not paying...
View ArticleToll Group and DP World in talks over Port Botany project
Toll Group and DP World Australia have agreed to progress plans that could see more freight delivered by rail into and out of Port Botany, Australia. The proposed 50/50 joint venture will connect a...
View ArticleAustralian Police arrest trio for “exploiting foreign students” as cheap...
The Australian Federal Police have arrested three men who allegedly ran two government-subsidised training colleges that hired out its foreign students to work as sub-contractors for Australia Post on...
View ArticleFacebook testing online marketplaces in Sydney and Auckland
Social media giant Facebook is running “test” online marketplaces in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. The test marketplaces seem to be low-key and low-maintenance affairs. Users upload...
View ArticleToll opens Fremantle facility
Toll Group has opened a new $20 million intermodal freight facility at the Port of Fremantle. The facility, built on 4.3 hectares in the Rous Head Industrial Park, includes a 6,000 square metre...
View ArticleSendle launches new dashboard
Australian delivery startup Sendle has launched a new dashboard which it claims will give small businesses an alternative to Australia Post’s eParcel. Sendle’s interface also integrates with the cloud...
View ArticleDHL Express opens Melbourne Gateway facility
DHL Express has officially opened its new Melbourne Gateway facility. In a statement issued today (18 August), DHL Express said that the A$20m (EUR14m) spent on the new facility was the largest...
View ArticleShippit set to use seed funding to expand team
Australian delivery start-up Shippit has announced that it has recently secured $500,000 seed funding, which it will use to expand its team and support the development of its service. The seed funding...
View ArticleAustralia’s PACK & SEND reports increase in export parcel shipments
Australian couriering and logistics franchise PACK & SEND has reported a 28.9% increase in export parcel shipments during the first quarter of FY2016. The company said that the increase (which...
View ArticleAustralian authorities will not oppose FedEx’s proposed acquisition of TNT
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose FedEx’s proposed acquisition of TNT Express. In an official statement issued today (26 November), ACCC...
View ArticleTransDirect partnering with ParcelPoint
Australian freight aggregator Transdirect has announced that its clients can now choose to have their parcels delivered to one of the local stores participating in the ParcelPoint network. In a...
View ArticleMy FedEx Delivery Service comes to Australia
The “My FedEx Delivery” service will become available in Australia this week, local sources have reported. Australia will be the first country in the Asia Pacific region to have the service, according...
View ArticleAramex buys New Zealand-based Fastway Couriers
Aramex has bought New Zealand-based Fastway Couriers. The deal is Aramex’s second acquisition in the Asia-Pacific region to date and involves a 100% buyout of the company’s business in New Zealand and...
View ArticleParcelForce Worldwide extends tracked globalpriority return service to...
Parcelforce Worldwide, Royal Mail’s express parcels business, has extended its globalpriority return service to retailers sending items to Australia. Australia is the first country outside the EU to...
View ArticleAustralian parcel pick-up partnership
DHL is working with Hubbed to offer Australian customers more parcel pick-up options, according to local media reports. Hubbed, which is 30% owned by Singapore Post (SingPost), has built up a parcel...
View ArticleSendle reportedly working with Etsy
Local sources reported that the Australian parcel delivery company Sendle is offering a promotional deal to sellers on the Etsy online craft marketplace. According to Australian media sources, Sendle...
View ArticleZoom2U teams up with Menulog
Australian on-demand delivery company Zoom2U has teamed up with online takeaway platform Menulog to launch a restaurant meal delivery service in Sydney. The restaurant delivery service will operate...
View ArticleCEVA Logistics ramps up Western Australia facilities
CEVA Logistics has ramped up its operational capacity in Western Australia with the official opening of new facilities at Hazelmere and High Wycombe. The new 60,000m2 multi-user complex at Hazelmere,...
View ArticlePeople Post expands to Adelaide
Crowded-sourced Australian courier firm People Post has expanded its geographical coverage to include Adelaide. The company, which started up in its Sydney and is also operating in Brisbane, Melbourne,...
View ArticleAustralia’s Sherpa introduces four-hour and same-day delivery service
Australian on-demand delivery start-up Sherpa is now offering four-hour and same day options in addition to existing express two-hour delivery service. The two-hour, four-hour and same-day services are...
View ArticleParcels delivered by taxi
Australian start-up Taxi Lineup is running an app which allows users to arrange parcel deliveries using local taxis. It is essentially crowdsourcing with a twist. The company says only uses taxi...
View ArticleAlibaba to open new Australian office in 2016
China’s online retail giant Alibaba plans to open a new office in Australia this year. According to an article published by ChinaDaily today (21 April) and referenced on Alibaba’s semi-official Alizila...
View ArticleeBay Australia and Woolworths pilot ‘Parcel Drop-Off’ service
eBay Australia, retailer Woolworths and CouriersPlease are working together on a new pilot ‘Parcel Drop-Off’ service, which will be available in five Woolworths supermarkets across Sydney. Local eBay...
View ArticleAustralian online grocery delivery start-ups merge
Rocket Internet’s ShopWings has merged with fellow Australian online grocery shopping specialist Grocery Butler. In an official statement issued today (12 May), Rocket Internet described the deal as a...
View ArticleHarvey Norman partners with Shippit for three-hour delivery service
Australian delivery startup Shippit has announced a nationwide partnership with the retailer Harvey Norman. As a result of the partnership, Harvey Norman will be able to offer customers a three-hour...
View ArticleTaxi Lineup expands to more Australian cities
Taxi Lineup, an Australian start-up which runs an online platform through which taxi drivers can be booked to deliver parcels, has announced that it has expanded its coverage to more cities. The...
View ArticleAustralian start-up launches smart parcel box
Smart Delivery Systems (SDS), an Australia start-up company based in Queanbeyan, has launched a new parcel box. The SDS boxes can be used to take delivery of parcels when the customer is not at home,...
View ArticleSendle launches new Satchel service
Sendle has launched a new service, called Sendle Satchels, for small businesses looking to send parcels of between 500g up and 25kg. Sendle will pick up the 500g A4 satchels from the customers and...
View ArticleSendle extends parcel delivery coverage
Australian parcel delivery company Sendle has extended its coverage to reach Tamworth in northern New South Wales. Sendle’s nationwide delivery network enables small businesses to send parcels of up to...
View ArticleAustralia Post upgrading delivery tracking system
Australia Post has announced it will be upgrading its delivery tracking system this week. As a consequence of this, its delivery tracking and notification functionality will be temporarily unavailable....
View ArticleAhmed Fahour resigns as MD & Group CEO of Australia Post
Ahmed Fahour has resigned from his post as Managing Director & Group CEO of Australia Post. He will step down from the role in July 2017, but the search for his replacement has already begun....
View ArticleHUBBED partners with eBay and DHL eCommerce
Australia-based parcel delivery network HUBBED (hubbed.com.au) has announced a new partnership with eBay and DHL eCommerce. Through the eBay partnership, eBay sellers will now be able to drop off their...
View ArticleAustralia Post installs giant single-roof solar panel at Sydney parcel centre
Australia Post has completed building what it describes as “the country’s largest single-roof solar panel installation” at its Sydney Parcel Facility in Chullora. In a statement issued today (18...
View ArticleAmazon launching FBA in Australia
Amazon is launching its Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service in Australia. The service will enable Australian companies to store products at its 24,000-square-metre warehouse in Dandenong South,...
View ArticleAustralia Post “supports” recommendations of Postal Ombudsman
Australia Post has responded to the review from the Postal Industry Ombudsman, saying it “supports” the recommendations his office has made. While conceding that “the number of complaints received last...
View ArticleDHL eCommerce opens Melbourne distribution centre
DHL eCommerce has opened a distribution centre in Melbourne to support the growth of e-commerce exports out of Australia. The eCommerce distribution centre is co-located with DHL Global Forwarding’s...
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