Royal Mail

Which? Run down and parcelled offGuardian, UK –2 hours agoStruggling Royal Mail is pushing through an unpopular deal to close 2500 branches, but does it have a plan to safeguard the rest? Rivals want access to the …Post offices face sell-off to rival firmGuardianUK Postal Regulator Criticizes Royal Mail, Times ReportsBloombergRoyal Mail …

Postbus delivers hidden Highland delightsToronto Star,  Canada –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail began the postbus service in 1967 to provide transport for people living in out-of-the-way places where not everyone has a car and there's no … More: continued here

Royal Mail risks strike backlash over pension scheme closureBrand Republic (subscription), UK –15 hours agoby Daniel Farey-Jones Brand Republic 28-Mar-08, 14:25 LONDON – Fresh Royal Mail strikes look possible after the company decided yesterday to go ahead with a … More: continued here

Royal Mail slammed by regulator for failing to embrace changeBrand Republic (subscription), UK –13 hours agoby Ed Kemp Marketing 28-Mar-08, 16:51 LONDON – Royal Mail has come under fire from independent postal services regulator, Postcomm, for failing to embrace … More: continued here

Which? Royal Mail needs to make 'sweeping changes'Which?, UK –Mar 27, 2008Postcomm says the way Royal Mail has tackled the growth of other types of communication, such as email and the internet, has been ‘disappointing’. … More: continued here

Pensions & Investments Royal Mail closing DB plan in AprilPensions & Investments, IL –12 hours agoRoyal Mail Group, London, will close its defined benefit pension fund to new members April 1, spokesman David Simpson confirmed. The fund had £23.5 billion … More: continued here

The Guardian Six weeks worth of mail greets Canadian gunners in AfghanistanThe Canadian Press,  Afghanistan –3 hours ago… to support the Royal Gurkha Rifles, an elite British light infantry regiment. Before the mail had a chance to catch them up, however, they were moved …Six weeks worth of mail greets Canadian …

Postcomm highlights many Royal Mail failuresTimes Online, UK –Mar 27, 2008Royal Mail is failing to invest properly, is too inefficient and is not developing sufficient new products, the industry regulator has said in a sweeping … More: continued here

The Guardian Six weeks worth of mail greets Canadian gunners in AfghanistanCJOB, Canada –11 hours agoIn Afghanistan, mail call is a big day, indeed. For the gunners of C Troop, D Battery, from the First Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, based in Shilo, Man, …Canadian gunners in Afghanistan grow frustrated as airstrikes take …

Hell Mail UK Mail Operators Likely To See Uniform VAT RatesHell Mail, UK –3 hours agoMail delivered by operators other than Royal Mail has actually declined for two years running." Postcomm said that one barrier to entry was the uneven VAT …Reality Check For UK Postal MarketHell MailPresently Perplexed By Postal DeregulationHell …