One in two letters delivered by Royal Mail is 'junk' mailTelegraph.co.ukShe said that Royal Mail hopes to increase the amount of marketing mail it delivers as it is a “very important” part of what the company does. The rise in unwanted 'junk' mail comes as the volume of traditional letters …
Read More »Stamp prices could rise again despite Royal Mail ‘s growing profits
Royal Mail ’s chief executive Moya Greene yesterday refused to promise customers that prices will not rise again. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail : A £4bn sell-off waiting to be delivered
It’s been lost in the post for a while, but Royal Mail ‘s £4bn privatisation project finally looks like an imminent delivery. Yesterday the group dispatched first-class half-year results to the Government’s doorstep: hitting Britons with stamp price hikes of up to 40 per cent helped Royal Mail to post …
Read More »The Future has arrived by post, and it’s full of junk – Telegraph.co.uk
The Independent The Future has arrived by post, and it's full of junkTelegraph.co.ukThe Royal Mail under Moya Greene (who, they say, is paid half a million pounds a year) has launched a department called MarketReach, which encourages junk mail. You can tell that MarketReach is The Future because it does …
Read More »Royal Mail to meet CWU over Bristol staff dispute – BBC News
BBC News Royal Mail to meet CWU over Bristol staff disputeBBC NewsPostal worker representatives are to meet with Royal Mail over a workload dispute at a Bristol sorting office. Thousands of items of mail were left undelivered and union bosses said it was "chaos" at the Mead Street office where …
Read More »Royal Mail profits up – This is Plymouth
Royal Mail profits upThis is PlymouthROYAL Mail reported a huge increase in half-yearly profits today as growth in parcel deliveries made up for a continued fall in the number of letters being sent. Group operating profits in the six months to September were £144 million, compared with …and more » More: …
Read More »Missing mail postman gets community service. – BBC News
BBC News Missing mail postman gets community service.BBC NewsKinghorn – who had been working for the Royal Mail for seven months – was caught after a customer complained two birthday cards he had been sent were not received. Further investigations revealed other customers had complained about not getting their … …
Read More »Royal Mail profit jump lands it closer to IPO – Reuters UK
Royal Mail profit jump lands it closer to IPOReuters UKAn increase in profits was seen as a key target in plans for a flotation now expected as early as the third quarter of next year, as Royal Mail shows potential investors the impact of its move from a letters-based to …
Read More »Royal Mail putting itself out of business – Director of Finance online (blog)
Royal Mail putting itself out of businessDirector of Finance online (blog)Royal Mail is testing the elasticity of its demand curve. A sharp rise in the price of stamps has caused a sharp fall in the number of letters posted. Is it a solution or is it testing the model to …
Read More »Royal Mail announces massive increase in profits – Swindon Advertiser
The Independent Royal Mail announces massive increase in profitsSwindon AdvertiserPrivatising the Royal Mail could lead to increasing the price of stamps again – the price of a first class stamp rose from 46p to 60p in April. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, said: “I do worry about the price …
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