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The Briefing Series – all CLS posts on LinkedIn

• UPU & Postal Industry
• Future of (E)Commerce
• Postal Standardization
• Sustainability in the Postal Sector
• Digital Transport & Logistics
  

In the Media – CLS in the industry press & media

• WKÖ - May 2021
  
• Logistik Express - December 2020
• Logistik Express 1 & 2 - September 2020
  
• Foreign Trade - Q2 /2020
  
• Logistik Express - June 2020
  
• Logistik Express - May 2020
  
• UPU - March 2020
  
• Retail Magazin - April 2019
• Logistik Express - February 2019
• Logistik Express - January 2019
  
• Retail Magazin - December 2018
  
• Logistik Express - April 2017
  
• Ecommerce Europe - April 2017
  
• Solynews - January 2016
  
• Solynews - December 2014
  
• The Economics of Terminal Dues - September 2014
• Digital Document Magazine - October 2013
• Industrie Magazin - September 2013 (German)
  
• Mail & Express Review (MER) - September 2012
• Postal Technology International - June 2012
• DMVOE Facts & Friends - March 2012 (German)
• The Future is in the Post II - 2011
  
• a3 Boom! - February 2010 (German)
  

ADVISORY

ONE STOP EUROPE - Creating A Single European E-Commerce Market: Exploring the logistics and ecommerce business models which leverage the changing EU import rules.

• VAT in the digital age (ViDA)
  
• Ecommerce Big Bang: 5 - IOSS & new Postal Fees
  
• Ecommerce Big Bang: 4 - Cross Border Trade & OSS
  
• Ecommerce Big Bang: 3 - OSS: One Stop Shop for Simplified Intra-EU VAT
  
• Ecommerce Big Bang: 2 - IOSS: Import One Stop Shop
  
• Ecommerce Big Bang: 1 - B2C E Commerce: Before & After 1 July 2021
  
• Ecommerce Trends 2020
  
• VAT & Online Retail Fraud
• Import Customs Clearance
• Ecommerce Fraud Prevention
• International Ecommerce & the Postal Environment
  
• Electronic Advanced Data (EAD) Datasets
  
• Ecommerce 2.0 series: Part 1 – Customs and duties
  
• Examining Barriers to Ecommerce Integration in Europe
  
• Ecommerce Business Models: Google vs. Amazon
• Global Ecommerce: Changing the Postal Service & Product Portfolio
  
• An Ecommerce Business Plan For Europe
• Alibaba:Changing The Global Postal Network From Within
• Disruptive Developments in B2C Ecommerce
• The Future of Ecommerce Depends on Standardization
• Why B2B2C Leads to Delivery Chain Management
  

DIGITAL POST SERVICES - Our digital post services series explores how the growth of ecommerce and associated technological developments, paired with the rise of new competitors, is fundamentally changing the nature of postal services.

• The Evolution of Postal Tariffs
  
• One Stop Global
• A Short History of the Postal Services
  
• The Universal Postal Union & .Post - An Introduction
• 9 Reasons Why Posts Should Join TLD .post
• Dot Post Group: November 2013 update
• Hybrid Mail Standards
• Global Hybrid Mail vs. Legacy Solutions: The Outcome?
  
• Future scenarios 1: Parcel Delivery Service Without the Post?
• Future scenarios 2: Letter Mail Delivery Without the Post?
• Future scenarios 3: Reinventing Parcel Delivery Services
• The Internet of Things Leads to the Internet of Parcels
  
• Why 3D Printing Technology Needs The Post
• Why Cloud Printing Is The New Industry Buzzword
  
• Why Parcel Post Fails To Meet Consumer Demands
• 9 October is World Post Day: Quo Vadis UPU?
• Open Global Network Systems & Solutions Are The Future
• The Internet of Things Creates an Internet of Documents
• The 8 Rules of Successful Communication Logistics
• The UPU's Integrated Product Plan
• Turning the Postal Business Model 180 Degrees
• Opening Access to Wider Postal Sector Players
• A Global Postal Network for the Digital Age
• The Digital Single Market – The Starting Bell for Communication Logistics
  

STANDARDS & REGULATIONS: Global, European & national postal regulations & standards ensure global, interoperative postal services. As postal services develop to become communication logistics providers, interoperability is the key to huge increases in operative efficiency.

• UPU vs. EU Standards
• Address Standardization
• eIDAS Services
• EU Electronic Identification Services
• Postal Identity Management
• Address Standard for Europe
  

DATA PROTECTION: The commerce logistics industry is data-driven and based on trust. The UPU's data protection compliance regulations will help postal services retain their role as trusted mediators as postal service provision is extended into the internet.

• Online Data Protection (The Future is in the Post II: Part 2)
  
• Data protection compliance
• How Big Data tools will revolutionize communication logistics
• A Personal Data Privacy Model
  
• Data Protection Regulations: Good News for Direct Marketing Mail!

BEST PRACTICE: Across the global, postal services are adapting their business models to become commerce logistics providers. We examine how various postal services and businesses in the digital commerce & logistics industry are achieving this change.

• Post Danmark
• Macao Post
• Japan Post