News / PUDO points mushroom in bid to cut delivery costs as e-commerce booms

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In a bid to cut costs, the e-commerce sector is turning hosts of commercial enterprises into access points for parcel shipments.

The need to keep delivery and returns costs low is pushing parcel logistics firms to set up pick-up and drop-off (PUDOs) points at a frantic pace.

In mid-December Parcelly, a carrier-agnostic technology platform, announced it was expanding its PUDO technology offering into the Middle East and North Africa, in partnership with DHL Express.

This is designed to give the integrator more access ...