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Royal Mail to trial Sunday parcel delivery in London areaPost and ParcelRoyal Mail is planning to trial seven-day-a-week delivery for parcels this summer, as it looks to claw back a bigger slice of e-commerce growth in the UK. The universal postal service provider is expected to reveal fairly flat growth …

Evening Standard Royal Mail to start regular Sunday deliveriesEvening StandardApart from a special one-off services on the last Sunday before Christmas it will be the first time the Royal Mail has made deliveries on a Sunday since its foundation by Henry VIII in 1516. It is aimed at countering criticism …

CITY A.M. (blog) The stiff competition facing Royal MailCITY A.M. (blog)Last year, Royal Mail had around 99 per cent of the downstream market. But Dutch Post Office-owned TNT has recently bagged funding to carry on rolling out its E2E service, with plans to serve over 40 per cent of the …

Royal Mail to pilot Sunday parcel delivery serviceFinancial TimesA Royal Mail postbox is pictured in central London ©AFP · Royal Mail will follow some of its rivals by piloting a Sunday parcel delivery service in London this summer as parcels companies step up competition to capitalise on the internet shopping …

Royal Mail responds to online shopping boom with Sunday deliveriesThe Drum… Mail responds to online shopping boom with Sunday deliveries. Newly privatised Royal Mail has announced it is to respond to the ever-growing popularity of online shopping by introducing a Sunday parcel delivery service as part of a new trial …

LBC 97.3 Royal Mail Will Trial Sunday Deliveries In LondonLBC 97.3Royal Mail Chief executive Moya Greene said: "Through these new Sunday services, we are exploring ways to improve our flexibility and provide more options for people to receive items they have ordered online. "The support of the Communication Workers … More: …

Royal Mail pilots Sunday parcel delivery serviceMarketingThe move is designed to help Royal Mail better compete with rivals such as DPD and Hermes, which have announced plans to deliver on Sundays. Royal Mail, which was privatised last year, said the initiatives would allow "shoppers not at home during the … More: …

Profits are expected to jump, but in a competitive environment Royal Mail (LON: RMG) needs to stay on its toes. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail Launches Sunday Parcel DeliveriesSky NewsRoyal Mail is to start delivering parcels and opening delivery offices on Sundays, in response to the rapid growth of online shopping. The recently-privatised firm says parcels will be delivered on Sundays later this summer to addresses within the M25.Royal Mail to …

WalesOnline Royal Mail announces plans to to trial Sunday parcels serviceWalesOnlineCWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: "Royal Mail's announcement about expanding delivery and collection services to seven days a week is an exciting innovation which we welcome. "We have worked closely with Royal Mail to develop how best … More: …