Royal Mail warned of the threat of more post office closures today as it unveiled a doubling of profits to £177 million. It said that if it did not win a key Government contract – the Post Office Card Account – which is currently out to tender there would have …
Read More »Royal Mail half-year profit soars (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Royal Mail on Thursday reported a 51 percent increase in half-year operating profit after cutting costs but said the future of its loss-making universal postal service was under threat. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail profits soar to £177m as 188 post offices shut – The Herald
Royal Mail profits soar to £177m as 188 post offices shutThe Herald, UK –20 minutes agoCampaigners against a programme of post office closures in Scotland have expressed surprise and disappointment following the announcement Royal Mail has … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail doubles profit despite shutting 1500 post offices – Telegraph.co.uk
ITN Royal Mail doubles profit despite shutting 1500 post officesTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –2 hours agoThe Royal Mail doubled its profits over the last six months, a period that saw it shut about 1500 post offices. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Its …Royal Mail doubles profitThe Press AssociationRoyal Mail: One-price-goes-anywhere universal postal …
Read More »Royal Mail doubles profit (Evening Standard)
The Royal Mail doubled its operating profit to £177 million in the last six months, but the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a day, it was announced. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail says fall in post volumes accelerating (Financial Times)
Royal Mail on Thursday warned of an acceleration in the decline of mail volumes, with the number of items falling 4 per cent over the last six months as the economic downturn combined with increasing competition from electronic media and private sector postal operators. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail profits soar to £177m as 188 post offices shut (The Herald)
Campaigners against a programme of post office closures in Scotland have expressed surprise and disappointment following the announcement Royal Mail has posted six-month operating profits of £177m – more than double the year before. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail doubles profit – The Press Association
Royal Mail doubles profitThe Press Association –5 minutes agoThe Royal Mail doubled its operating profit to £177 million in the last six months, but the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a … More: continued here
Read More »Job Watch: Join Royal Mail for the Christmas period – Mirror.co.uk
Job Watch: Join Royal Mail for the Christmas periodMirror.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoChristmas is coming and the Royal Mail needs help! It is holding two Open Days on the south coast to recruit people to help sort the festive season mail. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail profits sharply higher (BBC News)
The Royal Mail has doubled its profits to £177m in the last six months, even though it is delivering fewer letters More: continued here
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