Royal Mail

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

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

Royal Mail is seeking a judicial review of Postcomm’s decision to reject plans for the introduction of a retail zonal pricing scheme. More: continued here

BBC News Fewer letters dent Mail profitsBBC News, UK –2 hours agoA slump in the number of stamped letters being sent in the UK has seen Royal Mail profits fall by 30.4% in the year to the end of March. … More: continued here