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London 2012: Jogging couriers to help deliveries
Published: 23rd May 2012 00:10:07
A delivery firm is deploying jogging couriers to help overcome congestion it expects in London during the Olympics.
JogPost will help dispatch business post for courier DHL through its team of runners.
Additional visitors, increased security and Games lanes for Olympic athletes and VIPs are expected to impact on deliveries for firms during the Games.
JogPost founder JJ Harding said using jogging couriers could be viable after the Olympics.
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