The Independent Royal Mail boosted by online shopping frenzyThe IndependentRevenues from UK letters were down by 3 per cent on a like-for-like basis in the nine-month period, although Royal Mail said this was better than the rate of 4 per cent lower seen in the first six months of the period. Chief executive Moya Greene…
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News & Tips: Cairn Energy, Close Brothers, Royal Mail& moreInvestors ChronicleSimon Thompson Bargain Shares recommendationCairn Energy (CNE) reports that it has been contact by the Income Tax Department of India about its tax assessments for the year ended 31 March 2007. The company is cooperating and has been told to …and more » More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail delivers 417000 parcels an hour during ChristmasTelegraph.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. The 500 year old postal service has benefited from the boom in online shopping with an 8pc rise in revenues from ……
Royal Mail is up 82% on privatisation but the 'unexciting' rise in its main growth area highlights how the business is more pedestrian than its soaring share price suggests. More: continued here
Royal Mail delivers 115m parcelsMSN UKRoyal Mail handled 115 million parcels in December as the newly-privatised delivery firm continues to reap the benefit of the online shopping boom. The company's seasonal workload, which saw a peak of 10 million parcels on its busiest day, also … More: continued here
Royal Mail boosted by rising parcel revenuesReuters UKParcel volumes did rise in December, Royal Mail said, without saying by how much, as shoppers bought more presents online, and the company delivered more than 10 million parcels on its busiest day. However, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Robin Byde said … More: continued here
International Business Times UK Royal Mail Shares: 'Difficult to be too Optimistic' After Unspectacular …International Business Times UKRoyal Mail shares were little moved in early trading after the firm posted so-so results in a trading update for the nine months to the end of December despite the annual Christmas rush to send presents and cards….
Royal Mail reported a two per cent rise in like-for-like revenue for the nine months ended December 29th, driven by the parcel delivery business. More: continued here
Royal Mail: Trading meets view, parcel sales growMarketWatchLONDON–Royal Mail PLC (RMG.LN), the U.K. postal service privatized last year, Friday said its trading performance for the nine months ended Dec. 29 was in line with expectations as higher prices for posting parcels helped offset a decline in letters. More: continued here