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Price rise and job cuts boost Royal Mail profitsMirror.co.ukROYAL Mail is planning to axe thousands more jobs despite a £226million swing back into the black. The group made a £171m profit in the six months to the end of September, compared with a £55m loss in the … More: continued …

Royal Mail fights to address website outagesRegisterBy Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Parts of the website for the Royal Mail still aren't operational today, after the site reportedly went down over the weekend. Using the website at the time of publication was very slow going, … More: …

Marketing Week Royal Mail narrows losses in mail delivery businessMarketing WeekRoyal Mail's core “universal service” delivery division has narrowed its losses for the half year to the end of September. The business unit has reported a loss of £41m for the period, compared to a £55m loss for the same …

Royal Mail chief warns EU on plan for pension fundThe IndependentMoya Greene, the chief executive of Royal Mail, has stressed it is "essential" that the European Commission allows the Government to relieve it of its crippling £4.6bn pension deficit. She spoke as strong performances from the Post Office and its …

Royal Mail profits rise to £67mThe Press AssociationThe Royal Mail has reported increased half-year profits of £67 million despite revealing a further slump in the number of letters being posted. Profit for the six months to September was up from £22 million in the same period a year ago but …

Scotsman Royal Mail letters being frozen outScotsmanRoyal Mail s letter delivery services is struggling as numbers continue to fall. Picture: Ian Rutherford/TSPL By Perry Gourley THE number of letters being posted has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years but rising parcel deliveries – mainly due to … More: …

UK adults trust door-drop vouchers more than online equivalent, new research …printweek.comUK adults trust printed door-drop leaflets or vouchers more than any other medium, according to new Royal Mail research. The findings from a study conducted by FreshMinds revealed that 43% of those surveyed … More: continued here

Royal Mail Smartstamp problems continue to cause eBay seller headachesTameBayAfter a reported upgrade over the weekend to Royal Mail's SmartStamp service, eBay sellers continue to suffer difficulties using PayPal's postage label printing facility. Most say that the error has crippled their selling business for two … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail Triples First Half Profit to $105 MillionThe Journal of Commerce OnlineThe UK's Royal Mail more than tripled first half earnings to $105 million, as increased profits from its European express unit offset losses on domestic letter deliveries. The state-owned postal company, which is being primed for privatization, …

Royal mail put print contracts out to tenderMinuteman Press (blog)Royal Mail has put their print contracts out to tender after closing down their in-house printing operation earlier this month. iRed, the print company owned by Royal Mail was closed down this month by the company after it failed to break …