Postal Hub podcast

Jul 16, 2024

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

• The strategy that drove the transformation and rebrand of Emirates Post Group to 7X
• The significance of the number seven and the letter X
• 7X's subsidiaries Emirates Post, EMX courier and...

May 28, 2024

Alan Barrie, delivery sector expert and Chair of Stamp Free, discusses research into delivery sector trends.

• Research commissioned by Stamp Free into postal and parcel trends

• Competition for market share

• Dynamism of the UK delivery market, with traditional and alternative carriers

• The growth and scale fuelling...

May 20, 2024

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.

• How consumers say they want to behave and how they actually act
• Defining the attitude-behaviour gap
• Survey understanding...

May 6, 2024

Restaurant delivery expert Peter Backman - the brains behind thedelivery.world and The Delivery Prophets - discusses the differences and similarities between food delivery and parcel delivery.

• The difference between restaurant delivery and grocery delivery
• Why restaurant delivery is not a new thing
• Technology and...

Apr 22, 2024

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.

• Background on bpost’s environmental...