In March, 2012, UPS announced that it reached a deal to purchase the Dutch company, TNT Express, for $6.8 billion dollars. TNT Express is a relatively unknown company in the United States. However, the express courier has extensive rail and ground operations throughout Europe and has made a significant investment internationally in emerging markets throughout… Read More
A few years ago, a new courier in bright yellow trucks appeared in the United States. But then, almost as quickly as it appeared, it vanished. So where did DHL come from and what happened to the express parcel service? DHL was started with a few friends carrying documents on flights between California and Hawaii… Read More
What does any good company do when it lags behind a competitor in a vital sales driver? Good companies develop competition to suit the niche. Think McDonald’s Café to compete with Starbucks and the coffeehouse giants. Think N’Sync and the Backstreet Boys. Competitor businesses thrive because they pull at the same demographic. When competition wages,… Read More
Today the Boston Herald featured PackageFox and one of our founders, David in an article about Boston startups and how we are saving you money on shipping by finding and getting the refunds FedEx and UPS owe you. Read the full Boston Herald article here.