Postal Hub podcast

Apr 24, 2023

Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder and lead analyst at Logistics Trends and Insights, discusses what trends in consumer spending power and in-store shopping mean for e-commerce parcel volumes.

• Trends in US consumers' spending power
• What consumers are buying
• Consumers looking for bargains, and retailers looking to offload...

Apr 17, 2023

David Spottiswood, co-founder of Hurricane, and Cyril McGrane, Director International Trade at An Post, discuss An Post's experiences in implementing HS codes for inbound and outbound international parcels.

• Why data is king in cross-border e-commerce delivery
• Governments no longer ignore cross-border e-commerce
• Ireland...

Apr 12, 2023

It's episode 300! First up, Dean Maciuba (Crossroads Parcel Consulting) briefly discusses FedEx's plans to merge its Ground and Express delivery networks.

Then the USPS Inspector General, Tammy Whitcomb Hull, joins me to discuss the role of the Inspector General.

• The role of Watergate in the origins of Inspector...

Apr 4, 2023

Paul Buijs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Operations at the University of Groning, and co-author of “A greener last mile: Reviewing the carbon emission impact of pickup points in last-mile delivery,” joins me to discuss just how green out-of-home delivery might be:

• Defining pickup points (out-of-home...