Royal Mail

Royal Mail profits rise to £67mThe Press AssociationThe Royal Mail has reported increased half-year profits of £67 million despite revealing a further slump in the number of letters being posted. Profit for the six months to September was up from £22 million in the same period a year ago but …

Scotsman Royal Mail letters being frozen outScotsmanRoyal Mail s letter delivery services is struggling as numbers continue to fall. Picture: Ian Rutherford/TSPL By Perry Gourley THE number of letters being posted has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years but rising parcel deliveries – mainly due to … More: …

UK adults trust door-drop vouchers more than online equivalent, new research …printweek.comUK adults trust printed door-drop leaflets or vouchers more than any other medium, according to new Royal Mail research. The findings from a study conducted by FreshMinds revealed that 43% of those surveyed … More: continued here

Royal Mail Smartstamp problems continue to cause eBay seller headachesTameBayAfter a reported upgrade over the weekend to Royal Mail's SmartStamp service, eBay sellers continue to suffer difficulties using PayPal's postage label printing facility. Most say that the error has crippled their selling business for two … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail Triples First Half Profit to $105 MillionThe Journal of Commerce OnlineThe UK's Royal Mail more than tripled first half earnings to $105 million, as increased profits from its European express unit offset losses on domestic letter deliveries. The state-owned postal company, which is being primed for privatization, …

Royal mail put print contracts out to tenderMinuteman Press (blog)Royal Mail has put their print contracts out to tender after closing down their in-house printing operation earlier this month. iRed, the print company owned by Royal Mail was closed down this month by the company after it failed to break …

Moya Greene, the chief executive of Royal Mail, has stressed it is “essential” that the European Commission allows the Government to relieve it of its crippling £4.6bn pension deficit. More: continued here

The Guardian Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail by Duncan …The GuardianA north country manufacturer could have a reply from a London bank "by return of post" as the Royal Mail became a pulsing channel of business negotiation. Prices no longer excluded the working class, …

Profit boost for Royal MailCITY A.M.Royal Mail said first-half operating earnings have more than trebled as higher profit from branch and express parcel operations offset persistent losses on letter delivery. The state-owned group, which the government is hoping to privatise, … More: continued here

No post? You can deliver it if you like…This is SomersetHe was told that the postman who usually delivered his mail was off on paternity leave, and that Royal Mail had been unable to provide cover for him. Mr Brady, who works from his home in Frome, Somerset, was disappointed …