Express.co.uk Early planning for Christmas helps Royal MailExpress.co.ukPLANNING early for the Christmas rush paid off for Royal Mail as it delivered an improved performance at its parcels business. Published: 00:00, Fri, January 23, 2015. An employee handles parcels before Christmas GETTY. December was a busy month for … More: continued here
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The Independent Royal Mail: 'This year, big retailers will realise that quality counts and it …The IndependentAfter Jon Moulton's rival City Link went bust on Christmas Eve and Yodel admitted it couldn't keep up with demand, Royal Mail's Canadian boss Moya Greene said: "Our early Christmas planning — we started …
Read More »Royal Mail ties up festive parcels fillip – Scotsman
Scotsman Royal Mail ties up festive parcels fillipScotsmanThe group has faced rising competition from online retailing giant Amazon, which has been increasingly using its own network for deliveries, a move seen as contributing to the demise of rival City Link last month. Royal Mail recently warned that the … More: …
Read More »A Red Letter Day For Royal Mail plc – The Motley Fool UK
A Red Letter Day For Royal Mail plcThe Motley Fool UKMost people wouldn't buy shares in a company when the one thing it was famous for was dying out. Yet the public clamoured to buy Royal Mail Group (LSE: RMG) when it was floated in September 2013, even though the …
Read More »The Expert View: Royal Mail, St James’s Place and BHP Billiton – Citywire.co.uk
The Expert View: Royal Mail, St James's Place and BHP BillitonCitywire.co.ukParcel volumes may have increased over the past nine months but Royal Mail (RMG) is still struggling to compete with rivals. Investec analyst John Lawson retained his 'reduce' recommendation and target price of 400p on the shares, which have fallen …
Read More »Royal Mail bullish after busy Christmas – Interactive Investor
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Read More »City Link collapse helps Royal Mail deliver strong Christmas trading with UK … – This is Money
This is Money City Link collapse helps Royal Mail deliver strong Christmas trading with UK …This is MoneyRoyal Mail unveiled a 1 per cent rise in its revenue for the nine months to December 28 helped by extra business as a result of the demise of one of its rivals, …
Read More »Royal Mail hails Christmas service – The Courier
The Courier Royal Mail hails Christmas serviceThe CourierCharles Stanley analyst Tony Shepard said City Link accounted for about 4% of the UK parcels market but had been unprofitable for some time and its business was largely focused on larger parcel sizes which did not compete with the core Royal Mail… …
Read More »Royal Mail delivered the goods over the Christmas period – Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Post Royal Mail delivered the goods over the Christmas periodYorkshire PostRoyal Mail said it introduced extra sorting capacity with 10 temporary hubs and training for around 19,000 extra staff ahead of the festive period. Chief executive Moya Greene said planning for Christmas started in April. She added: “Our postmen …
Read More »Royal Mail shares jump on record Christmas – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail shares jump on record ChristmasTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail said it delivered 4pc more parcels in December than the previous year. This meant that parcel volumes for the first nine months ended December 28 were up 3pc, an acceleration on the 2pc parcel growth in the first six months of …
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