FTSE closes lower as near-term global growth outlook darkens The FTSE is heading into the close just shy of 1% lower as fears over the near-term economic growth outlook overshadowed more upbeat vaccine news.   This time it was the turn of AstraZeneca to inform as to how its covid …

This year’s economic lockdowns have made Royal Mail an unlikely winner in the pandemic lottery. The Royal Mail share price rose 5% on Thursday morning, sitting at over 300p after the company’s half-year results announcement, setting a new high for 2020. The Royal Mail share price had been recovering steadily since it’s record low of …

* Royal Mail raises annual revenue estimate * Shares up 7% at near two-year high * H1 above initial expectations in many areas (Adds background on restructuring, labour dispute, shares) Nov 19 (Reuters) – Royal Mail raised its full-year revenue outlook on Thursday, as it benefited from a surge in …

ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail reported a slump in first-half pre-tax profit as losses in its traditional letters business and coronavirus-related costs ate into a … Source link

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Delivering parcels and letters to every address in the UK piled up losses of £180 million for Royal Mail during the spring and summer. The privatised postal operator said the extent of the losses showed that the universal service obligation, delivering nationwide on a one-price-goes-anywhere basis, had to end. The …

Royal Mail has revealed revenues from parcel deliveries overtook letters for the first time as it hiked its sales outlook thanks to a boom in online shopping during the pandemic. Shares in the group rose as much as 9% as it said full-year revenues at Royal Mail could now be …

Issued on: 19/11/2020 – 12:30 London (AFP) British postal operator Royal Mail on Thursday said revenue from parcel deliveries has for the first time overtaken that from letters in the wake of the pandemic. Reporting results for its first half, or six months to the end of September, the former …

Royal Mail’s revenue from parcels has overtaken its revenue from letters for the first time as online shopping has surged during Covid-19 restrictions. Parcel deliveries accounted for 60% of the company’s revenue, up from 47% before the pandemic. The postal service’s revenue grew by 5% year on year in the …

Scotland’s spending recovery since lockdown lifted in July has remained strong, with spending in October up 8 per cent on the same period last year despite tougher restrictions in place across the country. The latest Bank of Scotland Spending Power Report also recorded a third successive monthly increase in spending on non-essential …