Royal Mail

The price of stamps could increase to help shore up finances at the Royal Mail, campaigners have warned, after the postal company unveiled a slump in its profits. More: continued here

Royal Mail racks up £200m of lossesguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoPhotograph: Nicholas Bailey/Rex Features Royal Mail called today for price controls to be lifted after admitting it is now handling 3m letters a day fewer … More: continued here

The Royal Mail’s profits have fallen by almost one-third to £162m, the lowest figure for five years, it was announced yesterday. The letters business recorded a loss of £3m because of a sharp decline in mail volumes as well as the impact of competition in the postal industry. More: continued …

LONDON (Thomson Financial) – Royal Mail Group, the state-owned operator of Royal Mail and Post Office Limited, made an operating loss of 279 million pounds in the year to March 30, against a 10 million pounds loss last year, after a sharp drop in the number of letters posted. More: …

The Royal Mail’s profits have fallen by almost a third to £162 million, the lowest figure for five years. More: continued here

Royal Mail profits fall by 30%The Press Association –2 hours agoThe Royal Mail's profits have fallen by almost a third to £162 million, the lowest figure for five years. The letters business recorded a loss of £3 million … More: continued here

Royal Mail’s letters business plunged into loss last year, as the number of items posted plummeted and the state-owned former monopoly paid more than £800m into its pension scheme to reduce a £3.4bn deficit. More: continued here

MSN UK News Royal Mail loses £200m as post bag shrinksTimes Online, UK –2 hours agoRoyal Mail's post bag has shrunk by three million letters a day in the last year, pushing its regulated letters and parcels business into a £200 million …Royal Mail privatisation 'hurts customers'Telegraph.co.ukReport: Britain's Royal Mail in troubleUnited …

Shake-up on the cards for Royal MailAberdeen Evening Express, UK –May 7, 2008THE Royal Mail is facing a radical shake-up after its services were slammed in a report. An independent panel found that there has been “no significant … More: continued here

Royal Mail’s future in peril, report revealsPrintWeek, UK –40 minutes agoPostal liberalisation is making no difference to SMEs, but is putting Royal Mail in financial peril, a new report has claimed. The report was commissioned … More: continued here