SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Parcel delivery service workers staged a protest calling on the South Korean government to ensure the basic rights of delivery workers exposed to various legal loopholes. Groups of parcel delivery service workers’ unions held a demonstration near the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Monday calling on the government [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — GS25, a major convenience store chain operated by GS Retail Co. introduced on Monday a new “half-priced” delivery service, and promising discounts of up to 65 percent compared to conventional convenience store parcel delivery services. The half-priced delivery service is a parcel delivery service through which customers apply for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — People with serious criminal records including sexual abuse, child abuse, and robbery will be banned from working for parcel delivery services for as long as 20 years. The South Korean government passed a revised bill of the Truck Transportation Business Act that includes the above limitations as well as [...]
MALMÖ, Sweden and REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, and Iceland Post, the Icelandic national postal service, announced that Descartes’ route planning solution is being deployed to manage delivery operations for Iceland Post as the company shifts its primary focus [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Delivery subscriptions for products other than conventional newspapers or milk are becoming more popular in South Korea, and now address a variety of needs and wants including personal interests and pastime activities. According to BINS 3.0, SK Planet’s social analysis system, online mentions of “delivery subscription” – on blogs, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ Korea Express Corp., South Korea’s largest logistics company, said Thursday it has bought Malaysia’s No. 2 logistics company to expand its distribution channel in Southeast Asia. CJ Korea Express’ Asian branch bought a 31.5 percent stake in Century Logistics Holdings Bhd for 47.6 billion won (US$43.5 million) to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – With Koreans increasingly likely to prefer online shopping over the physical experience, parcel delivery services are among the rapidly prospering businesses in Korea. Tuesday’s decision to abolish the Supply-Demand Regulation Policy, which made it difficult for service companies to increase their use of smaller trucks (1.5 tons and less), [...]