A rare 50p coin is selling for £186 on eBay. A rare Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £186 on auction site eBay after the seller revealed their copy had an unusual error – giving them a major boost amid the Cost of Living crisis. Bidders took their chance …

Royal Mail is under investigation for missing delivery targets. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/Rex/Shutterstock Royal Mail failed to deliver about a quarter of first-class post on time in recent months, marking a worsening in its recent delivery performance, when it is already under investigation for missing delivery targets. The company that owns …

West Ham United’s second-largest shareholder, Daniel Kretinsky, is closing in on his £3.6 billion bid to take over Royal Mail, with confirmation expected in the next fortnight. The Czech billionaire’s pursuit of the deal hasn’t been straightforward, requiring additional concessions to secure agreement. However, those hoping this acquisition might see …

The Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, which officially launched on 7 October, will be delivered using the EQ Retirement Solutions’ (EQRS) Compendia platform, it has confirmed. Initially announced in 2018, the Royal Mail Collective Plan became the UK’s first CDC scheme in 2023 after passing The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) assessment …

The eight new posties in Harwich include some new recruits and staff members from the Clacton office, with two of them focused on boosting afternoon parcel deliveries in the area. Five new posties were confirmed for the town in September, with Harwich Town Council being told the service is improving …

And with many of us expecting a flurry of parcels as Christmas arrives, scammers will be sending out a range of fake texts and emails to try and catch us out. Consumer watchdog Which? teamed up with the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF), an Oxford-based non-profit, to explore the worst-hit brands …

Lucrezia Lucotti, Partner at 360 Capital, says: “To date, sustainable packaging for e-commerce has garnered growing attention; however, it continues to be marked by fragmentation, and, notably, a lack of digital integration.” “We are backing the movement to make e-commerce more sustainable through our investment in Movopack’s returnable e-commerce packaging. …

Movopack has raised £2 million (US$2.5 million) in a seed funding round to tackle e-commerce packaging waste in the UK. Source link

Ex-Royal Mail Class 325 units being cut up at Sims Metals, Newport. Royal Mail has said some Class 325 units are for sale, after more were sent … Source link

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 17:03 EST, 28 November 2024 The Czech billionaire bidding for Royal Mail could win approval for the deal from ministers in the next two weeks – raising fears over further stamp price rises. Daniel Kretinsky, who swooped with a £3.6billion offer, has agreed extra concessions for …