DHL Parcel has opened a new e-commerce sorting centre in Zaltbommel, the Netherlands. According to the logistic service provider, it is the largest and greenest package sorting center of the Benelux. It will process up to half a million packages a day. Packages can be sorted to 240 locations. Amongst these locations are 140 depots and 21 sorting centres of DHL in the Benelux
Adidas closes most Dutch original stores
Sports brand Adidas closes four Original Stores in the Netherlands. Earlier this year, five Dutch brand stores were already closed. Only two Original Stores will remain open. Ten years ago, the sports brand entered the Dutch offline market with its Original Stores. Frank Basters, a spokesman of Adidas, says to regional newspaper De Gelderlander that the aim of the brand was
European Commission review and evaluation of GDPR
The Finnish Presidency of the EU Council announced the Council of the European Union will prepare an evaluation of the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the end of 2019. The final version of the document will inform the European Commission’s review of EU privacy reform, which is expected by 25 May 2020. “The Presidency welcomes all
Yamato partners with ZigZag Global for returns in Japan
ZigZag Global, a software solution to help e-commerce retailers manage returns domestically and globally, have become the first returns management solution to partner with Japanese market leader Yamato Transport. Yamato provides collections directly from consumer’s doors all across Japan, with its reach more recently stretching across the rest of Southeast Asia and
EU request ending of German VAT Certificate
On October 14th, the European Commission (EC) sent a formal notice to Germany, to withdraw its recently installed German VAT certificate requirement for EU and non-EU sellers on marketplaces. Via an application, the paper document is obtained to the various German tax offices. The certificate verifies a sellers German VAT registration and the fact they are up-to-date on