Royal Mail

The Royal Mail is a dying giant. An independent analysis published this month found that competition in the postal market had failed to deliver significant benefits to consumers and small businesses. More: continued here

InTheNews.co.uk End to Saturday post denied by regulatorInTheNews.co.uk, UK –21 hours agoA report in the Daily Telegraph said the Saturday post could be discontinued as part of plans to save money for the Royal Mail. The article also claimed … More: continued here

Royal Mail letters suffers operating lossBrand Republic (subscription), UK –May 9, 2008by Daniel Farey-Jones Brand Republic 09-May-08, 12:00 LONDON – Royal Mail has reported a £3m operating loss in its letters business in its latest annual … More: continued here

Hell Mail Lawson – UK Postal Deregulation A DisasterHell Mail, UK –28 minutes agoSince deregulation, Postcomm has concentrated on trying to help induce competition in the UK and assumed that since the USO was crucial to Royal Mail's… More: continued here

Royal Mail profits fall 30%IBTimes United Kingdom, UK –May 8, 2008By Henry Tyler Royal Mail Group said on Thursday that it had delivered "robust financial results" in the year ended 30 March 2008, despite "many challenges" … More: continued here

Watchdog rules out cut in post deliveriesScotland on Sunday, UK –13 hours agoBy Marc Horne BRITAIN'S mail regulator has ruled out scrapping postal deliveries on Saturdays, despite the Royal Mail plunging into the red for the first … More: continued here

End to daily rounds debated as Royal Mail drops into redScotsman, United Kingdom –May 8, 2008Businesses are also switching non-urgent mail from first to second class to save money. However, Royal Mail's parcel volumes are increasing thanks to online … More: continued here

InTheNews.co.uk Royal Mail profits dive on price controlsInTheNews.co.uk, UK –May 9, 2008Royal Mail has revealed the extent of its financial crisis as its regulated postal service made a £200 million loss last year, dragging profits down 30.4 … More: continued here

Unless dozy ministers wake up, the Last Post will sound for Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –May 8, 2008Throughout the Nineties, Royal Mail was blighted by one of the worst industrial relations records of any national enterprise. It had antipathetic management … More: continued here

Royal Mail demands cash after £279m lossTimes Online, UK –May 8, 2008Royal Mail will have to turn to the Government for more cash after revealing that it lost nearly £1 million a day last year, its chairman and chief … More: continued here