Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mail-sorting group Whistl has warned Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský that he should prepare to shell out up to £600mn in damages following his takeover of Royal Mail, as it doubles …
Read More »Post lady celebrated as she retires from Royal Mail after 38 years delivering post to the village of East Markham
A village bid a loving farewell to their much-loved post lady, who has retired after 38 years of service. Mary Dainton, or ‘Mary the Post’ as she is lovingly known, has been delivering mail in the village of East Markham for almost four decades. She started working for Royal Mail …
Read More »Brave Bison quits Mission Group takeover efforts
Brave Bison’s most recent deal valued each Mission Group share at 35.1p The firm said Mission rebuffed its efforts to have a ‘constructive dialogue’ By Harry Wise Updated: 09:56, 10 June 2024 Marketing firm Brave Bison has ended its pursuit of rival Mission Group following the rejection of its latest …
Read More »Election Diary: Gregory Campbell vows to knock on as many doors as possible in ‘the real world’
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell is being realistic as to just how many doors he and his team will get to in East Londonderry. Taking to Facebook, Mr Campbell wrote: “Royal Mail claims there are 59,000 households in East Londonderry (has to be an investigation into that afterwards!). “We definitely won’t …
Read More »PrettyLittleThing shoppers ‘heartbroken’ as brand makes major rule change
Popular online fashion brand PrettyLittleThing has scrapped its free returns policy, leaving shoppers “devastated.” The brand joins others like Zara, Wayfair, Oh Polly and H&M who now charge for returns. According to retail payment experts at Dojo, this move could be an attempt by the brand to mitigate the phenomenon …
Read More »Executives from Vodafone, Mastercard & SAP at P&SC London
Leading Vodafone’s supply chain organisation, Ninian Wilson oversees all technology procurement and indirect spending across 26 operating companies and serves as a board member. With a career of over 30 years, Wilson has seen procurement evolve from a back-office role to a business driver. Starting at British Gas, his first …
Read More »General Election 2024 – Postal vote, how to register and what to do if you’re on holiday
The general election campaign is in full swing and with the bog day less than a month away voters in the UK will be expected to cast their vote. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed the date for the next general election. Standing outside 10 Downing Street in the pouring …
Read More »Royal Mail celebrates the United Kingdom’s most popular dog breeds
By David Hartwig Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates the United Kingdom’s most popular dog breeds in a set of 10 stamps issued June 6. Presented in two horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of five, the stamps show 10 different breeds of dogs. The stamps in one of the strips of five …
Read More »Part-time Glyncorrwg mobile Post Office to re-open at new permanent home
Post Office customers in Glyncorrwg may recognise the new location as it’s exactly where the Post Office used to be before it closed in April 2021. Post Office services will be restored to Glyncorrwg Post Office on Friday 5 July at 1pm at the Premier Stores on Dunraven Street in …
Read More »Alo Yoga to land in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Luxury activewear and lifestyle brand Alo Yoga is set to open a 5,000 sq ft store at 25a Neal Street, on the corner of Earlham Street in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. Spanning three floors, the anchor store will spotlight Alo Yoga’s “studio-to-street” ethos, featuring its celebrity-favoured range of womenswear and …
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