Royal Mail steams aheadBBC NewsWhen the Royal Mail in March last year unveiled a cost-cutting plan aimed at rescuing it from financial oblivion, it said delivering more letters by rail would be a key plank of its strategy. Just over a year later, the ground seems to have shifted … More: continued here
1548: Stock in Royal Mail is bouncing off technical support at 560p. More: continued here
Business Reporter Christmas rush gives Royal Mail revenue boostBusiness ReporterParcels, Christmas cards, and online shopping helped to boost Royal Mail revenues by 2% over the last nine months. royalmail. Photo Credit: Peter Broster (Flickr). UK letter revenues fell by 3%, but parcel revenues were up 8% as pricing encouraged … More: continued here
Is London's secret railway about to get back on track?Telegraph.co.ukThis subterranean railway is a forgotten relic, opened in 1927 to feed the Royal Mail trains that once criss-crossed the country, immortalised in WH Auden's poem “Night Mail”. After 76 years of service, it fell out of favour and was mothballed in 2003 …and more » More:…
However shouldn't our anger and attention be drawn towards the ultimate scroungers – the Royal Family? Wealth-X estimated that Queen Elizabeth II has around £362m in cash and a variety of assets, with £78m of that coming from Royal Mail stamps, plus her car, wine, art, and medal collections alone. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail boosted by online shopping boomTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail said it delivered the equivalent of 417,000 parcels every hour on December 18, the busiest day in the run up to Christmas and a 115m parcels in December. The company said it was still the biggest carrier in the UK having delivered … More: continued here
Company should benefit from online sales over Christmas, but faces pay controversy Royal Mail has slipped back ahead of a trading update on Friday and amid tensions over the company's executive pay. Chief executive Moya Greene earns £1.5m a year and the company's chairman suggested recently she was one of the lowest paid FTSE 100…
The Independent Royal Mail revenue boosted by online shopping frenzyThe IndependentHigher prices for parcels and loads of Christmas cards delivered helped Royal Mail boost revenues by 2 per cent in the past nine months, the recently privatised business reported today. Shares in Royal Mail, which were sold at what many called a cut … More:…
Royston Wild looks at the long-term payout potential of Royal Mail PLC (LON: RMG). More: continued here
What Are Royal Mail PLC's Dividend Prospects Like Beyond 2014?The Motley Fool UKRoyal Mail's IPO was one of the biggest stock market stories of 2013, particularly as concerns that the national courier had been vastly undervalued abounded. Although the share price has surged 70% from the 330p per share launch I believe that the … More:…