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A wake-up call on rates for home delivery is how some shippers are describing the failure of Fiege Merlin. Corporate buyers take a close look - a quick sale forecast.
A quick sale of Fiege Merlin Distribution Holdings was predicted this week, just days after the company was put into voluntary administration.
But the failure of the £60m-turnover business was seen as a likely turning point for the home delivery sector. Fiege Merlin is thought to be market leader in the delivery of light goods. Customers said they believed...