No recommendation No news or research item is a personal recommendation to deal. All investments can fall as well as rise in value so you could get back less than you invest. Full year revenue rose 0.6% to £12.7bn. Strong performance from GLS offset declines at Royal Mail, as shipping …

By Yadarisa Shabong -Royal Mail missed annual profit expectations on Thursday and said meeting forecasts this year hinged on its main labour union agreeing a pay deal it has so far rejected, angering the union and sending the British group’s shares nearly 15% lower. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which …

Domestic parcel volumes remain elevated on pre-pandemic levels Intensifying inflationary pressures could weigh on performance Whether the world will ever return to a state of pre-Covid normality is a matter of ongoing debate. Some habits formed in lockdown certainly appear harder to break than others. At the end of last month, …

Royal Mail has said there is a “more urgent” need for the company to adapt to changing consumer behaviour after the pandemic as it reported a slide in profits and warned it would lift prices to counter the effects of climbing inflation. The UK postal service pointed to “significant headwinds” …

Consumer confidence fears hit shares Signs that US consumers have reined in spending on “big ticket” items triggered another exodus from shares today. Tesco and B&Q owner Kingfisher were among stocks 4% lower in London as the FTSE 100 index tumbled 2% in response to a bleak session on Wall …

Royal Mail revenues fell 1.6% year on year, with domestic parcel volumes down 7%. Photo: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Royal Mail (RMG.L) shares sank on Thursday after the company warned of “significant headwinds” as it faces higher wage demands, surging energy and fuel costs. The London-listed group, which missed …

Royal Mail has cautioned over possible further price hikes and revealed plans to ramp up cost cutting as it looks to tackle soaring inflation pressures. he group said it was facing “significant headwinds” from higher wage demands, surging energy and fuel costs. It said it will need to go further …

It is a fresh blow for millions of consumers who are already facing huge increases in the cost of living, including rocketing energy and fuel bills. Mr Williams also said a temporary boost during the pandemic, when millions of consumers in lockdown turned to online shopping and fuelled demand for …

The home delivery boom for Royal Mail has receded along with the end of coronavirus restrictions, leaving the business short of the profits it was promising investors earlier this year. It is now warning of a sharp decline in the coming months, with the cost-of-living crisis forecast to hit online …

Royal Mail has warned that the company is at a “crossroads” and needs to urgently adapt to the post-pandemic environment as parcel deliveries, originally boosted by Covid lockdowns, continue to wane. It piles further pressure on the postal company, as it struggles to reach a pay deal with unionised staff …