Courier
A new fraud is ravaging Serbia, a public company issued a statement
According to the statement, the persons falsely present themselves as couriers of Post-Express or other courier services, and going from door to door, try to deliver shipments to the citizens, charging a certain amount, which some citizens reported as suspicion of attempted fraud by unnamed persons.
Drug dealers disguised as motorcycle couriers to break curfews
With motorcycle delivery services becoming widespread in Turkey due to the COVID-19 restrictions, drug dealers have found it as new shipping and sales method to run their business under the disguise of motorcycle couriers.
Romanian postal and courier service market reaches 5.3 billion RON, in 2019 (analysis)
The turnover of the postal and courier services in Romania has gone up, in 2019, by 112% from the level reached in the previous year, to the value of 5.3 billion RON, according to an analysis made by KeysFin consultants.
Number of deaths of delivery riders rises tenfold during pandemic
The number of motorcycle couriers who died in traffic accidents amid the pandemic has risen 10 times compared to the previous year, according to data obtained from the Federation of All Anatolian Motorcycle Couriers (TAMKF).
Motorcycle couriers fight for life on Istanbul’s icy roads
Turkey's prominent metropolis, Istanbul, has been hit by a week-long heavy snowfall and subzero winds, adding to the trouble of motorcycle couriers who are struggling to deliver orders in such harsh weather conditions, daily Milliyet reported on Feb. 17.
Skroutz buys out courier enterprise
Online retail platform Skroutz is investing in the so-called last-mile sector - the last leg of deliveries to the consumer - as on Tuesday it announced the acquisition of 100% of MyJobNow Delivery, which operates the SendX courier service.
With this buyout, Skroutz will now be able to expand its activities, and Kathimerini understands that the price came to 2 million euros.
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Couriers come in for criticism
Complaints to consumer protection authorities point to a major increase in the number of people disgruntled with the delays in courier deliveries, a trend recorded on social media since the first lockdown.
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Factors in the courier gridlock
Demand for courier services has indeed soared due to the lockdown, overwhelming the companies in the sector, but the delivery delays have deeper causes and cannot be explained by seasonal factors or last month's Black Friday sales, according to sources in the industry.
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A truly contactless delivery company
Svuum, a Greek startup whose onomatopoeic name is the noise made as a motor vehicle speeds up, since May 2019 has focused on becoming a super-advanced courier company. Although it was founded last year, it was the start of the pandemic that saw the company become really active in the courier sector, enjoying a major increase in orders.
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