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This year’s Black Friday, when sales took place predominantly online, has been inevitably followed by a rise in deliveries that is now proving testing for couriers and postal services.   Online peak trading expanded to fill November, according to etail trade association the IMRG, which says Black Friday shopping was …

Royal Mail has warned that some customers may experience “slightly longer delivery timescales” than normal, after confirming “exceptionally high volumes” of post this winter. The company also advised that anti-Covid measures are impacting the efficiency of its delivery service this festive season. Missed deliveries and late arrivals The acknowledgement comes …

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis usually discourages people from buying things they don’t need, but the financial guru is urging people to consider buying stamps before January. In an effort to save people money in the long haul Martin has told people to stock up on stamps now in order …

Royal Cars taxi’s are offering a discount on its services over the Christmas period. The company has taken the decision not to charge the usual £2 extra per booking in order help ‘loyal customers get around during this difficult time’. This extra cost had previously been in place on Christmas …

The moment a person, locally nicknamed as “the Grinch”, stole a package from the porch of a Cambridgeshire home has been caught on camera. Residents across Cambourne and Papworth Everard, in South Cambridgeshire have shared stories of stolen deliveries this week. Naomi Brodowski and her husband David, from Great Cambourne, were …

Christmas shoppers have been urged to order online gifts by Saturday December 12 to avoid “delay dismay”. Experts warn leaving it any later risks items ordered using standard delivery not arriving before Christmas Day. Royal Mail acknowledged delays due to “exceptionally high volumes”, with shop closures ramping up pressure. The …

Nick Dormon, co-founder and managing director of independent brand design agency Echo, explores how heritage brands can capture the zeitgeist, balancing tradition with modernity in order to challenge newer brands that successfully ‘imitate’ heritage Heritage brands are no longer dusty old ‘has beens’. They’ve become a reassuring hallmark for quality …

Gucci’s new ‘inverted’ sunglasses design has come in for some stick, with people saying the unusual specs have left them feeling ‘uncomfortable’. For reasons best known to the designers, the ‘inverted cats eye sunglasses’ are made to look as though they’re upside down – that’s fashion for you, eh? Credit: …

Royal Mail has acknowledged that some customers may experience “slightly longer delivery timescales” than normal, after confirming “exceptionally high volumes” of post this winter. The company also advised that anti-Covid measures are impacting the efficiency of its delivery service this festive season. Missed deliveries and late arrivals The acknowledgement comes …

estimated losses of approximately £81 million. Nine people have appeared in court over their alleged involvement in an £81 million fraud operation on the Royal Mail. Eight of the defendants connected to four logistics companies are accused of abusing a self-declaration system for large postage firms by only declaring approximately …