Royal Mail

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 …

Athlete's charity runWalesOnlineDISABLED athlete Chris Moon will be taking a short break from a 1000-mile run across the UK by calling in at Royal Mail and Post Office branches in South … More: continued here

Northgate completes network rebrandBusinessCar… the Northgate Vehicle Hire branding, which, according to Northgate, makes it the third largest liveried fleet in the UK behind BT and Royal Mail. … More: continued here

PLANS by Royal Mail to move its York sorting office to Leeds will result in a second-class service for residents and businesses, a Labour MP claimed yesterday. (07/09/2010 09:41:46) More: continued here

Delivery options could be hampering online retail growthEasier (press release)With the online retail market forecast to be worth an estimated £56bn in 2010 , Royal Mail's latest Delivery Matters research reveals online retailers lost …International e-commerce: retailers need to improve on deliveryEconsultancy (blog)all 2 news articles » More: continued here

Death driver 'three times over limit'Rutland and Stamford MercuryPatrick O'Donoghue, 25, was behind the wheel of a high-powered Mercedes E220 when he collided head-on with a 7.5-tonne Royal Mail lorry. …and more » More: continued here

An anonymous reader writes “The Royal Mail on Friday issued what it called the world’s first ‘intelligent stamps,’ designed to interact with smartphones using image-recognition technology. The Royal Mail’s latest special-issue stamps, devoted to historic British railways, are designed to launch specially developed online content when a user snaps them …