Listen to insights from senior executives in our series of audio interviews, published in cooperation with our content partner The Postal Hub Podcast,

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Royal Mail COO Alistair Cochrane and UK Operations Director Ricky McAulay discuss first and last mile strategy

29-10-24

Alistair Cochrane, Chief Operating Officer at Royal Mail, and Ricky McAulay, UK Operations Director at Royal Mail, discuss first and last mile strategy,  read more       

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Carmen Cureu on Geopost B2B e-commerce research

26-09-24

Carmen Cureu, Group Market Research Director at Geopost, shares some insights from Geoposts first 2B Recipient Barometer.  read more       

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Podcast - Abdulla Mohammed Alashram: Changing the UAE last mile with 7X and Emirates Post

18-07-24

Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, Group CEO of 7X, discusses the transformation of the Emirates Post Group into a new enterprise.  read more       

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Podcast - Kathleen Cauwelier discusses the green delivery attitude-behaviour gap

24-05-24

Kathleen Cauwelier, PhD Researcher at Mobilise VUB, discusses her recent research on the green delivery attitude-behaviour gap, including consumers’ willingness to select "green" delivery options.  read more

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Podcast - Karin Enzlin on bpost's carbon calculator for parcel delivery emissions

29-04-24

Belgian postal operator bpost has launched its carbon calculator, which estimates the carbon emissions associated with domestic parcels. Karin Enzlin, Head of Sustainability at bpost, discusses how the carbon calculator works and what it could mean for e-commerce delivery.  read more

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Podcast - Kati Nevalainen (Matkahuolto) on delivering parcels across Finland and the Nordics

Kati Nevalainen, Director, Parcel Services at Matkahuolto, discusses parcel delivery across Finland and the Nordics.  read more

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Podcast - Peter Dunn (Cullen International) on EU postal legislation, the USO and how European postal operators are adapting services

05-04-24

Peter Dunn, Director of European Relations, Cullen International, discusses the USO, how European postal operators are reacting to falling letter volumes, and more.  read more

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Podcast - Prof. John Colley (Warwick Business School) on gig economy and ultrafast grocery delivery (q-commerce)

19-03-24

Professor John Colley from the Warwick Business School discusses developments in gig economy delivery and ultrafast grocery delivery (q-commerce).  read more

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Rob King (Zedify) on customer experience in the last mile & sustainability

14-03-24

Rob King, co-founder and CEO of Zedify, discusses customer experience in the last mile, sustainability, greenwashing, and cargo bike delivery.

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Carmen Cureu (Geopost) on new e-commerce trends impacting delivery

29-02-24

Carmen Cureu, Market Research Director at Geopost, discusses some of the details in the 2023 edition of Geopost's e-shopper barometer.

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Mustafa Tonguc, MD DHL Express Germany, on resilience and B2B e-commerce

02-02-24

Mustafa Tonguc, Managing Director at DHL Express Germany, discusses supply chain resilience and the growth in global B2B e-commerce.

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Update on international parcels with Kate Muth

19-01-24

Kate Muth, Executive Director at IMAG, discusses developments in international parcels.

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Luke Lloyd on the IPC Sustainability Measurement and Management System results

12-01-24

Luke Lloyd, Head of Markets at the IPC (International Post Corporation) discusses the 2022 results of the IPC Sustainability Measurement and Management System. 

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Podcast - Bumper end-of-year episode

09-01-24

In this special end-of year podcast, Jonathan Bouaziz (Kardinal), Kevin Seller (Escher), Will Simpson (Kantar) and David Spottiswood (Hurrican) cover different aspects of the postal and delivery world. 

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Podcast - Dean Maciuba analyses US last-mile delivery trends

19-12-23

Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner (USA) for Crossroads Parcel Consulting, analyses the major trends in the US last mile over the past 12 months. 

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Mindaugas Cerpickis and Jacob Østermann analyse the end of the Danish USO

05-12-23

Denmark has been at the vanguard when it comes to changes to letter delivery and digitisation of letter services. But new changes to the universal service obligation will have far-reaching implications for letter and parcel delivery in Denmark. Mindaugas Cerpickis and Jacob Østermann from Copenhagen Economics analyse the changes and implications for the postal world.  

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Thibault Guez explains Geopost's out-of-home strategy

17-11-23

Thibault Guez, Out-of-Home Project Director Europe at Geopost, discusses out-of-home delivery, including PUDOs, parcel lockers, delivery preferences and more.

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Consultant Dean Maciuba analyses recent UPS, FedEx, USPS, Amazon developments

30-10-23

Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner (USA) for Crossroads Parcel Consulting, discusses the ramifications of the UPS - Teamsters deal, FedEx’s cost-cutting, USPS reform, and Amazon delivery contractors.

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Brody Buhler on Escher's 2023 Future of Posts research

26-09-23

Brody Buhler, CEO at Escher Group, discusses key findings from Escher's 2023 Future of Posts research.

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Professor Roel Gevaers on forcing parcel locker networks to open up to other carriers

15-08-23

Should parcel locker networks be compelled to be “open”? Roel Gevaers, Professor in Last Mile Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Antwerp, discusses moves to force Belgian parcel lockers to accept parcels from other carriers. 

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Heleen Buldeo Rai on how urban logistics facilities can be good neighbours

02-08-23

Heleen Buldeo Rai, Assistant Professor at VUB in Brussels, discusses her research into how urban logistics facilities can be good neighbours. 

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International mail expert Kate Muth on the US Postal Service, terminal dues and cross-border deliveries

13-07-23

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Sustainable urban logistics expert Johan Peeters on how to decarbonise last-mile deliveries

27-06-23

Sustainable urban logistics expert Johan Peeters discusses how to decarbonise last-mile deliveries in this interview with our content partner "The Postal Hub Podcast".

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DHL's Markus Reckling discusses cross-border e-commerce delivery

31-05-23

DHL's Markus Reckling discusses cross-border e-commerce, delivery preferences, and sustainability in this interview with our content partner "The Postal Hub Podcast".  

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Pos Malaysia CEO Charles Brewer on transformation, strategy, and sustainability

30-05-23

Pos Malaysia Group CEO Charles Brewer discusses the postal operator's transformation strategy and its sustainability push with our content partner "The Postal Hub Podcast".