First and second-class stamps will rise by a penny to 63p and 54p respectively on March 30, sparking claims that loyal customers are being forced to prop up flagging parcel revenues. More: continued here
THE Royal Mail's latest set of first class stamps depicts 10 of the UK's most dramatic bridges. Among them is the Menai Suspension Bridge, Exmoor's pre-1600s Tarr Steps, and the Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough.Which leaves a question – what on earth happened to the mesmeric Stoke Road bridge in Shelton? The architecturally magnificent Leek Road…
First and second-class stamps will rise by a penny to 63p and 54p respectively on March 30, sparking claims that loyal customers are being forced to prop up flagging parcel revenues. More: continued here
Commons committee urges Ofcom to be vigilant about changes in market that might jeopardise six-day-a-week flat-rate service Royal Mail’s capacity to deliver post across the country six days a week for the same price could come under threat from postal competition, MPs have said as they called for the regulator to take steps to protect…
Reuters UK UK MPs warn Royal Mail against further price hikesReuters UKRoyal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its privatisation in 2013, is the country's chosen postal operator tasked with delivering mail across the country, six days a week, at uniform prices – the so called "Universal … More: continued…
A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday warned postal operator Royal Mail (LSE: RMG.L – news) not to increase its prices to help the firm meet its state-mandated delivery obligations, and to instead focus on improving efficiency. Royal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its privatisation in 2013, is the…
A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday warned postal operator Royal Mail (RMG.L) not to increase its prices to help the firm meet its state-mandated delivery obligations, and to instead focus on improving efficiency. Royal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its privatisation in 2013, is the country's chosen postal…
The Guardian Competition for Royal Mail could threaten universal service, MPs warnThe GuardianRoyal Mail's capacity to deliver post across the country six days a week for the same price could come under threat from postal competition, MPs have said as they called for the regulator to take steps to protect the service. Although the universal…
UK's Royal Mail to open on Alibaba's TmallRetail DiveRoyal Mail is helping UK retailers get busy on Alibaba's Tmall marketplace (some 130 already do) by providing an important set of logistics. “Online shopping and the connection it facilitates between retailers and consumers is a key channel to develop … More: continued here
Fitting funeral for postman as Royal Mail vans join cortegeBradford Telegraph and ArgusCOLLEAGUES turned out in force to give a popular former postman a fitting send off. Four Royal Mail vans joined the cortege as it made its way to the funeral service. And the posties carried Clive Brocklesby's coffin into the packed St Stephen's…