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Royal Mail fund makes 29% in a year on derivatives betsFinancial NewsA sophisticated derivatives strategy has helped the £26bn pension fund for the UK's Royal Mail Group to make a 29% return on its money last year, … More: continued here

The Royal Mail has launched an intelligent stamp using a smartphone app andsays that it hopes this will encourage more people to send mail. More: continued here

The U.K.’s Royal Mail has released the world’s first intelligent stamps. Adding a high-tech twist to traditional snail mail, the new stamps are designed to interact with smartphones using a custom application, linking them to special online content.  More: continued here

Scanning the stamp will bring up exclusive content Posted by Chris Smith More: continued here

Yodel pushes Collect Plus serviceRoad TransportThe increasing popularity of Yodel's Collect Plus service could see the business rival Royal Mail's Post Offices claim the firm's management. … More: continued here

FOXNews Can Snail Mail Prevail? U.K. Makes Digital PostageFOXNewsNew "smart stamps" from London's Royal Mail have hidden barcodes, that certain smartphones can decode to unlock special videos or other online content. …: m2end in Association with RBIT Limited and junaio Create the WorldaEUR(TM)s …TMC NetRoyal Mail hopes smart stamps will …

A sophisticated derivatives strategy has helped the 26bn pension fund for the UKs Royal Mail Group to make a 29% return on its money last year, reducing the company’s 10bn deficit and potentially helping along its privatisation. More: continued here

PSFK Even postage stamps come with augmented reality technology nowadaysRecombuBy Stuart Dredge on Tuesday, 7th September 2010 The Royal Mail is releasing a stamp that will use augmented reality technology from Metaio. …Royal Mail Launches First Intelligent StampseWEEK Europe UKRoyal Mail introduces “intelligent” stamps for smartphonesUnthinkableRoyal Mail launches first 'intelligent' …

Royal Mail looks to transfer first-class sorting operation from York to LeedsThe Press, YorkALMOST 170 York postal sorting jobs could be at risk after Royal Mail confirmed it is proposing to transfer the work to Leeds. … More: continued here

UK e-commerce retailers urged to improve deliveryShopsafeA report funded by the Royal Mail and conducted by Snow Valley, has concluded that e-commerce firms based in the UK are failing to offer international …Delivery options could be hampering online retail growthEasier (press release)International e-commerce: retailers need to improve on deliveryEconsultancy (blog)all …