Royal Mail

Royal Mail strategy is key in C2C market says reportSHD LogisticsAccording to new research by Apex Insight, a change of strategy by Royal Mail could have the most impact on other carriers in the run-up to its privatisation. Consumers and small businesses – which represent an increasingly important segment – …

Postmasters in Cambridge have been left furious by Royal Mail’s decision to bring forward collection times at the end of each weekday. More: continued here

Royal Mail collection time changes branded 'ridiculous'Cambridge NewsRoyal Mail have chosen to make their final collections in the city at 5.10pm as opposed to 5.30pm, just months after they said there were no plans to change collection times. Grafton Post Office postmaster David Prentice has criticised the decision … More: …

Caravan fire spreads to Royal Mail office car parkBBC NewsCaravan fire spreads to Royal Mail office car park. A caravan has been destroyed and three vehicles in a Royal Mail delivery office car park have been damaged in a fire in Totnes. The blaze started in the caravan in Babbage …

Consumer and Small Business (C2C) Parcels in the UKMaterials Handling World MagazineThese look to capitalise on opportunities from two big trends: market growth driven by home shopping and changes in the Royal Mail's strategy ahead of its privatisation. Apex Insight's research finds that, of the two, it is the Royal …

Socialist Worker Post workers ballot begins in the fight against Royal Mail privatisationSocialist WorkerThe CWU union has opened a consultative ballot to 112,000 members in Royal Mail over privatisation, a mail boycott, pay and non-cooperation with Royal Mail. The union is asking members to vote yes. It says that if …

Bromsgrove Standard Royal Mail first class service misses benchmarkParcel2Go.comRoyal Mail missed its target for the proportion of first class mail which it delivered on time during the 2012/13 financial year –but says that its figure of 92.4 per cent of letters delivered on the next working day was just short …

Royal Mail strategy key in C2C parcels marketLogistics ManagerRoyal Mail's strategy in the run-up to privatisation could have a significant impact on other carriers, according to a study by Apex Insight. Consumers and small businesses have traditionally used Royal Mail. However, the growth of C2C parcels market … More: continued …

Telegraph.co.uk Banks fined over Libor to advise Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukUBS and Barclays have been appointed as senior advisers on the stock market listing of Royal Mail, which could earn the scandal-hit lenders millions of pounds in fees, less than a year after they were fined nearly £1.3bn for attempting to rig …

UK government appoints lead banks for Royal Mail listingReutersLONDON May 29 (Reuters) – The British government has appointed Goldman Sachs and UBS as the lead banks to run a planned London stock market listing of Royal Mail. The initial public offering is expected to take place later this year and …