ROYAL Mail is back in profit for the first time in three years, despite tough competition and big changes. The postal service delivered £12million in earnings for the year to March 31, excluding redundancy costs — a huge turnaround from last year’s £336million loss. But, with job-cut costs included, Royal …

Royal Mail has announced a number of changes this year Royal Mail worker and post box(Image: PA) Royal Mail has provided an update on a major schedule change announced this year. The mailing service announced in July it will be scrapping its Saturday deliveries for second-class post and switch to …

The owner of Royal Mail has said it will take “many months” to roll out changes that will see it ditch second class letter deliveries on Saturdays across the UK. International Distribution Services (IDS) – which saw its £3.6 billion takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group complete in …

UK manufacturing downturn continues as new orders and new export business fall Ouch! The UK manufacturing sector shrank again last month, as factories were hit by weaker demand at home and abroad. The latest monthly poll of purchasing managers across Britain’s manufacturing sector found that new orders and new export …

Royal Mail has said its moves to slash second-class deliveries will take “many months” to roll out, as it reported its first annual profit for three years in its maiden results since its £3.6bn takeover by the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. Its parent group, International Distribution Services (IDS), is transforming …

In its first set of figures since the group’s £3.6 billion takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group, owner International Distribution Services (IDS) said Royal Mail delivered underlying earnings, excluding voluntary redundancy costs, of £12 million for the year to March 31. This compared with losses of £336 million …

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By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Royal Mail’s U.S. shipments are moving smoothly after the British post and parcel group had to adapt to Washington’s ending of tariff exemptions for low-value packages, the CEO of its owner International Distribution Services said on Monday. The U.S. tariff relief for shipments under $800, known …

Royal Mail has reported its first annual profit in three years as growth in parcel volumes, automation and continued investment in out-of-home locations offset a continued decline in letters. Following the £3.6 billion takeover of its owner International Distribution Services (IDS) by the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group in …

The Royal Gibraltar Post Office (RGPO) has announced a temporary suspension of postal items containing goods destined for the United States. The measure follows a White House Executive Order of July 30, 2025, which introduced new requirements for the handling and customs processing of inbound goods mail. As a result, …