By Joe Hoppe ITV PLC and Royal Mail PLC are set to drop out of the FTSE 100 index in the quarterly reshuffle and Centrica PLC, which owns British Gas, and Unite Group PLC, the student accommodation provider, are set to be promoted from the midcap FTSE 250 to London’s …
Read More »Royal Collection SUSPENDS Platinum Jubilee sales due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for items
Royal Collection SUSPENDS Platinum Jubilee sales due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for items – with staff battling to meet orders for items including £40 tankard and £65 tea cup set By Matthew Lodge For Mailonline Published: 20:55 EDT, 31 May 2022 | Updated: 02:16 EDT, 1 June 2022 The Royal Collection …
Read More »Queen’s platinum jubilee – live: Monarch returns to Windsor ahead of platinum jubilee celebrations
The Queen is set to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in June with a four-day bank holiday weekend. The weekend, which will begin on Thursday 2 June and end on Sunday 5 June, will see several events take place involving members of the royal family. These include Trooping the Colour, a …
Read More »B&M to launch limited home delivery trial ‘shortly’
B&M will launch an online home delivery service on a limited range of items ‘shortly’, the company revealed in its full-year results announcement this week. The company’s website has previously not been transactional but has instead acted as a footfall driver into stores. However, the home delivery trial will launch …
Read More »Centrica Back in FTSE Reshuffle
It’s FTSE reshuffle time again, and a handful of well-known companies are due to be promoted and demoted. British Gas owner Centrica (CNA) and student property firm Unite (UTG) are set to enter the FTSE 100, while broadcaster ITV (ITV) and Royal Mail (RMG) are set to be pushed down …
Read More »Is there post on the Jubilee weekend? How bank holidays affect Royal Mail and if post offices open on 2 June
The UK is gearing up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over a bumper four-day bank holiday weekend. It is the first time in British history that a monarch has reached the 70-year milestone. Thousands of street parties have been organised up and down the country, along with official events …
Read More »GPA hires new chief security officer
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Brindha McDonald as its new Chief Security Officer to lead its security posture strategies. In collaboration with key Civil Service partners, McDonald will continue to build the GPA’s security strategy and capability across its collective security status of all assets, software, hardware, services, …
Read More »Will Royal Mail deliver over the platinum jubilee? Post details for Thursday and Friday
The late May bank holiday weekend, often referred to as the spring bank holiday, has been moved to Thursday, June 2 and an additional one has been added on Friday, June 3. The reshuffle is for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and will see the UK get a four-day weekend. The …
Read More »UK regulator probes Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets
LONDON -Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom launched a probe on Tuesday into Royal Mail’s failure to meet targets in the past year, the latest hurdle for the post and parcel delivery firm as it also grapples with union disputes. Royal Mail said earlier this month it did not meet delivery targets …
Read More »Is post still being delivered over the Queen’s Jubilee weekend?
A four day weekend will soon be upon us, courtesy of the Queen celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. The spring bank holiday, which usually falls on the last Monday in May, has been moved to Thursday 2 June instead. Together with the special Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday on Friday 3 June, …
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