Tag: Delivery services
Online trading solves problems – and creates many new ones
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I now order almost everything in my life online. Movies, books, clothes and of course food. Most common…
The year 2022 in 13 satellite images
Dusseldorf Every day we get new news from Ukraine. Shots of devastated inner cities, people searching for firewood in fields of rubble, columns of smoke after bombing raids. Despite this…
New packaging obligation 2023: Restaurateurs struggle with reusable tableware
Dusseldorf Disposable packaging for food and drinks creates huge mountains of waste. According to the Federal Environment Ministry, around 320,000 disposable cups for hot drinks are used every hour in…
War, climate change, Qatar – The year in 13 satellite images
Dusseldorf Every day we get new news from Ukraine. Shots of devastated inner cities, people searching for firewood in fields of rubble, columns of smoke after bombing raids. Despite this…
Wingcopter – When medicine comes from the air
Frankfurt The pizza, which is delivered to the front door by drone, is probably a rather wild idea. Transporting goods through the air in a concerted manner from storage facilities…
Wingcopter – When medicine comes from the air
Frankfurt The pizza, which is delivered to the front door by drone, is probably a rather wild idea. Transporting goods through the air in a concerted manner from storage facilities…
Ukrainians now surprise Russia with “shadow drones”
Berlin The procedure is actually very simple: a group of drones flies at different heights at night, only one with a light. This one draws attention and is shot at…
Coachhub wants to become the global market leader
Berlin Coaching has meanwhile found its way into the business world. Employees as well as managers receive personal advice on a regular basis. At least since the corona pandemic, this…
Hardly any IPOs, falling company valuations, more insolvencies
Berlin The start-up industry celebrated a record year in 2021. Now, at the end of 2022, the situation looks very different. The turnaround in interest rates, the war in Ukraine,…
Corona pandemic accelerates withdrawal of cash payments
card payment The proportion of card payments is increasing in most countries in the euro zone – including Germany. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The corona pandemic has accelerated the withdrawal of…
Bundesbank President does not expect a significant drop in inflation until 2024
Joachim Nagel The Bundesbank President does not expect prices to fall significantly until 2024. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel does not anticipate rapid success in the European Central…
Online trade: Delivery times – When the Christmas present from Amazon takes seven days
Dusseldorf Fast delivery is an important selling point for many online retailers, especially during the Christmas season. The ordered package should ideally arrive the following day. But the reality usually…
Swiss founder Albana Rama fights against deforestation with acai berries
Dusseldorf Albana Rama became the founder of the company more by chance. After nine years in the financial sector, she had slipped into a crisis of meaning. An adventure trip…
Everstox helps small online retailers with logistics from the cloud
Boris Bösch, Johannes Tress and Felix Haberland (from left) The founders want to make Everstox a unicorn in the long term. (Photo: Everstox) Berlin Delivery bottlenecks, high fuel prices, shortage…
Russia risk overshadows successes of CEO Steffen Greubel
Steffen Greubel The Metro boss wants the company to focus entirely on its core wholesale business again. (Photo: Metro) Dusseldorf Steffen Greubel is in a dilemma. He can still announce…
Gorillas saves himself in the arms of Getir – this is just the beginning
Employees of the Turkish fast delivery service Getir in Istanbul Business is losing. Now it’s about getting economies of scale through size as quickly as possible. (Photo: Umit Bektas) Berlin…
Aldi withdraws from Denmark
Dusseldorf The discounter Aldi Nord is withdrawing from the Danish market after years of losses. The retailer is selling a large part of the 188 stores in the Scandinavian country,…
Aldi withdraws from Denmark
Aldi north The discounter withdraws from Denmark. (Photo: dpa) Copenhagen Aldi is withdrawing from Denmark after around 45 years. The discounter announced this on Friday evening together with its competitor…
Getir from Turkey buys Berlin express delivery service
Berlin, Frankfort Gorilla riders in London With the takeover, Getir is expanding its business primarily in Germany and Great Britain. (Photo: Bloomberg) After tough and protracted negotiations, the Turkish fast…
Takeover fuels business with discounts on the Internet
Fabian Spielberger (left) and Gerhard Trautmann The companies of the new partners come from very different directions. (Photo: Global Savings Group) Dusseldorf Gerhard Trautmann reports that he even has to…