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Sep 10, 2019 Logistics

Big data: How data facilitates planning and work in the warehouse

Flexible yet accurate workforce planning in the logistics warehouse is of particular importance in seasonal peak times. Big data can assist with making reliable forecasts – but workflows and processes can also be made more efficient by targeted evaluation of data.

Press Releases

Jul 11, 2019 Company

Innovation: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Hermes Europe initiate Future Logistics Challenge

Start-Ups from all over Europe can apply from 11 July to 23 September 2019 with ideas for the ecosystem 'vehicle - parcel delivery courier'. Two winners will…

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May 10, 2019 Company

2018 results: Hermes Group announces solid growth figures despite challenging market conditions

The Hermes Group as the strong No. 2 in Europe’s largest CEP markets profits from the continuously growing e-commerce. In the 2018/19 financial year Hermes increased its…

Feb 28, 2019 Company | Logistics

Infrastructure: State-of-the-art Hermes logistics centre opens in Hamburg

Hermes Germany opened its new logistics centre in Hamburg. The approximately 9,000 square metre state-of-the-art distribution centre was developed, planned and realised by Hamburg company ECE. The…

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Virtual tour of the Berlin-Brandenburg logistics center

City logistics: Car-free model city Ghent: a conceivable concept for German cities?

Thanks to a consistent mobility plan, the city centre of the Belgian city of Ghent has been car-free since 2017. To what extent can this scenario act as a model for large German metropolises? And what does this mean…

E-mobility: Recharging vehicle batteries on the road – a large-scale solution?

‘E-roads’ that charge electric vehicles as they drive are currently being tested around the world. Could the technology benefit delivery companies?

Logistics

Jul 23, 2019 Logistics

Digitisation: 5G in logistics – what to expect

Lightning fast and fully customisable, 5G networks will be a huge boost to the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The technology could help revolutionise logistics.

Jun 28, 2019 Logistics | Responsibility

Logistics: Micro-depots: successful solutions for last-mile sustainability

Tricycles, cargohoppers, micro-depots: the parcel delivery sector is employing a range of new concepts to reduce its environmental impact. A look at successful recent examples.

Apr 16, 2019 Logistics

Last mile: Deliveries by tram – a viable solution for sustainable urban logistics?

Whether parcels, supermarket deliveries or old furniture, more and more goods are being transported by rail along the last mile. Now, Hermes is conducting its own test – transporting parcels by tram, in Frankfurt. Experts think there could be something in this.

Responsibility

Jan 10, 2019 Logistics | Responsibility

Logistics: Sparking interest in electric trucks

Innovative projects across the globe show the drive towards carbon-free road freight is gathering momentum. But there are still challenges to overcome before electric trucks can truly disrupt the status quo.

Aug 01, 2018 Company | Responsibility

E-Mobility: Hermes and Mercedes-Benz Vans: Electric vans starting this autumn

Hermes has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Vans to electrify its vehicle fleet in Germany with a focus on inner city parcel deliveries. How is the project progressing? When and where will the first vehicles be rolled out? The project leaders at Mercedes-Benz Vans and Hermes Germany give us an update.

Jul 27, 2018 Company | Responsibility

Diversity: “We are powerful when we empower minorities”

Hermes hoisted the rainbow flag at its head office in Hamburg, thereby once again publicly taking a firm position in support of LGBT rights. But what about the subject of coming out in the workplace? And how important is diversity on today's tight labor market?

Company

Jan 31, 2019 Company

Personnel matters: Carole Walker to retire in summer 2019

After a long and impressive career in the Otto Group, Carole Walker, CEO Hermes Europe, will carry out a decision she took a long time ago and take early retirement in summer 2019. As of 01 March 2019, Kay Schiebur, Otto Group Executive Board Member Services, will assume some of her responsibilities.

Nov 12, 2018 Company

Collaboration within the supply chain: Cooperation as the key to increasing efficiency

Three-quarters of German companies believe that in the future, an increase in efficiency within the supply chain will only be possible through cooperation with customers and suppliers. The blockchain technology is attributed a great potential in this context. These are some of the results of the Hermes Barometer.

Nov 06, 2018 Company

Last mile: Hermes invests over 100 million euros

Over the next five years, Hermes Germany will be investing over 100 million euros in wage and personnel costs for parcel delivery. Service partners working for Hermes will thus be in a position to pay their delivery staff an hourly wage of at least 12 euros.

E-Commerce

Opinion

May 02, 2019 E-Commerce

E-Commerce: Geo-blocking: what’s changed?

Introduced in December 2018, the ban on geo-blocking enables online shoppers to access and purchase products from a website in another member state. But has much changed? Trusted Shops legal expert Carsten Föhlisch offers his views.

Feb 21, 2019 E-Commerce | Logistics

Global infrastructure: The New Silk Road

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most ambitious global infrastructure project ever seen. By connecting more than two-thirds of the world’s population, it could transform global trade and logistics.