Press reviews 2004

• Die Welt: "Deutsche Post is making more business in China than in Germany"

Express and parcel deliveries grow by up to 50 percent - Rat race with UPS and Fedex

by Birger Nicolai

published 14 May 2004 in the German "Die Welt"



 
 

• Handelsblatt: "Zumwinkel prevails -- Deutsche Postbank goes public"

German Federal Government insists on further mergers in the credit services sector.
 

by Axel Granzow, et al.
published 14 May 2004 in the German "Handelsblatt"


 

 

• DVZ: "“Greetings from Bonn"
   

The days of the German mail monopoly are counted. To compensate the losses caused by delivering holiday greetings and invoices, Deutsche Post plans to attack former foreign state monopolists - maybe also soon in the US.

by Jörn Paterak and Ileana Grabitz, Hamburg

published 09 March 2004 in the German "DVZ"

• DVZ: "“European CEP Congress: How far has liberalisation of the mail markets gone?"
   

Klaus Knappik -- DP board of directors -- is among the speakers.

by Erwin Maruhn

published 13 March 2004 in the German "DVZ"

• Profirma: "Market movement has positive effects on negotiations"

Courier, express and parcel services (CEP) have considerable impact on the price spiral. Reason: Mergers and acquisitions determine market development. Small and medium-sized companies are able to protect themselves from higher costs -- if they make accurate choices.

by Uta Janzen

published in the April issue 2005 of the magazine "Profirma"

• Brand Eins: "Microbe versus Goliath -- Goliath versus microbe"

Nothing militates against looking for a market niche. When trying to obtain a niche from a monopolist, though, one must be braced for lots of trouble. German PIN AG, who delivers mail just like the German Post, is reminded of this every day.

by Thomas Ramge

published September 2004

• Die Welt: "German Post goes to Spain"

Subsidiary Global Mail has been deployed to enter the country's biggest mail provider.

by Birger Nicolai

published 28 September 2004 in the German daily newspaper "Die Welt"

• Die Welt: "German Post to buy Karstadt and Quelle logistics"
  
  

by Birger Nicolai

published 30 September 2004 in the German daily newspaper "Die Welt"

• DVZ: "German Post aims to take hold of Karstadt logistics"

Optimus and Servicelogiq are to be sold.

by Peter Wörnlein

published 30 September 2004 in the German "DVZ"

• WirtschaftsWoche: "German Post is facing hard times"

The days are over, when Deutsche Post CEO Klaus Zumwinkel still could realise billions of profits. New rivals are beginning to start attacks - the "yellow giant" is permanently being put under more pressure. The deepest cut is to be observed in the profit earning mail monopoly of the state. 

by Reinhold Böhmer

published 19 October 2004 in the German "WirtschaftsWoche"

• Die Zeit: "Return to sender"

Klaus Zumwinkel wants to turn Deutsche Post into a global logistics group. Poor figures and angry employees are threatening his plans.

by Arne Storn

published week 47, November 2004 in German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit"

• TextilWirtschaft: "Businesses are dissatisfied with parcel services"

Garments are to be shipped on hangers -- The retail fashion industry is dissatisfied with the current performance of the parcel services. This is the key message of a study by the MRU business consultancy. 
 

published in week 48, November 2004 in the German magazine "TextilWirtschaft"

• Die Presse (Austria): "Closing post offices"

"Liberalisation already in the year 2000" -- Private businesses to substitute post offices.

published 27 November 2004 in the Austrian "Die Presse"

• Wiener Zeitung (Austria): "Austrian Wirtschaftsbund demands premature end of the postal monopoly in the year 2006 -- Licences for private suppliers"

The Austrian 'Wirtschaftsbund' uses the current debate on the closing of post offices to demand the end of the postal monopoly already in the year 2006. The Postal Union has already given up fighting for post offices and concentrates on preserving jobs.

published 27 November 2004 in the Austrian "Wiener Zeitung"

• Wiener Zeitung (Austria): "Abolishing the postal monopoly until the year 2006"
   
  

The Austrian 'Wirtschaftsbund' demands total liberalisation. The Postal Union will not go on strike, as there are no cancellations to be foreseen.

 
published 27 November 2004 in the Austrian "Wiener Zeitung"

• DVZ: "Delivering garments on hangers within 48 hours"

DTL offers an alternative to parcel delivery.

by Robert Kümmerlen

published 02 Dezember 2004 in the German "DVZ"

• DVZ insert: "The preparers are coming"

by Horst Manner-Romberg

published 16 December 2004 in an insert of the German "DVZ"