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. Segments by division

In addition to the transport and delivery of written commu-
nications, the  division is positioned as an end-to-end service
provider for the management of written communications. e div-
ision comprises the following business units: Mail Communication,
Dialogue Marketing, Press Services, Value-Added Services, Parcel
Germany, Global Mail, Retail Outlets and the Pension Service.

e  division oers international and domestic cour-
ier and express services to business and private customers. e
division comprises the Express Europe, Express Americas, Express
Asia Pacic and Express  business units. At the beginning of
January , the Czech less-than-truckload and part-truckload
business of   s.r.o. was transferred from the  seg-
ment to the  ,  segment. e trans-
fer was made to enable the two divisions to concentrate on their
respective core competencies. e prior-year gures were adjusted
accordingly.
 , 
e activities of the  ,  division
comprise the transportation of goods by rail, road, air and sea. e
division’s business units are Global Forwarding and Freight. At
the beginning of January , the Czech less-than-truckload and
part-truckload business of   s.r.o. was transferred from the
 segment to the  ,  segment.
e transfer was made to enable the two divisions to concentrate
on their respective core competencies. e prior-year gures were
adjusted accordingly.
 
e division specialises in contract logistics and provides
warehousing and transport services as well as value-added services
along the entire supply chain in the dierent sectors. e division
also oers end-to-end solutions for corporate information and
communications management. e division’s business units are
Supply Chain and Williams Lea.
In addition to the reportable segments given above, segment
reporting comprises the following categories:
Corporate Center / Other
Corporate Center / Other comprises Global Business Services
, the Corporate Center, non-operating activities and other
business activities. e prot / loss generated by  is allocated to
the operating segments, whilst its assets and liabilities remain with
 (asymmetrical allocation).
Consolidation
e data for the divisions are presented following consolida-
tion of interdivisional transactions. e transactions between the
divisions are eliminated in the Consolidation column.
. Information about geographical areas
e main geographical areas in which the Group is active are
Germany, Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacic and Other regions.
External revenue, non-current assets and capex are disclosed for
these regions. Revenue, assets and capex are allocated to the indi-
vidual regions on the basis of the domicile of the reporting entity.
Non-current assets primarily comprise intangible assets, property,
plant and equipment and other non-current assets.
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