Royal Mail demands immediate Ofcom review of delivery competitionPost and ParcelIn calling for Ofcom to bring forward its planned 2015 review of the universal service, Royal Mail warned that it would be “far more difficult” for the regulator to deal with the situation once full end-to-end mail delivery competition is established … More: continued here
Independent Online Royal Mail warns of competition threatIndependent OnlineRoyal Mail, formerly state-owned before it was privatised last year, is required by law to deliver letters six days a week to the whole of the country under its so-called universal service obligation. However, it warns its financial ability to sustain … More: continued here
Search Engine Land Google Takes on eBay, Amazon With Shopping and Search UpdateWall St. Cheat SheetGoogle (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shopping, the tech giant's comparison shopping engine, has come a long way since its early days as Froogle. But businesses who sell products online know that it's still been difficult to use, and hasn't integrated …Google shopping finally…
Review plea over direct deliveriesexpressandstar.comIn its submission, Royal Mail said it was already managing a structural decline in letters of between 4% and 6% a year, but highlighted the threat of "unfettered" direct delivery competition. The company said its revenue could be cut by over £200 … More: continued here
Post Office customers faced long queues yesterday after self-service check-outs went on the blink in the newly-renovated St Aldate’s branch. More: continued here
Rural households could risk being cut off from the rest of the country if the Royal Mail is forced to abandon daily postal deliveries, the privatised firm has warned More: continued here
Kansas City Star Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signs bill removing lifetime ban on food stamps for …Kansas City StarA 1996 federal welfare law banned people convicted of felony drug offenses from receiving food stamps or cash welfare payments. But it allowed states to opt out of the ban. Missouri was one of about 10 states…
The Post Office in St Nicholas Avenue is proposed to move to the Loco store in nearby Salters Road. The plan is now open to consultation More: continued here
Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay Cos. has doubled down on its investment in the West Loop with a new joint venture to redevelop the Old Main Post Office with the British developer Bill Davies. More: continued here
Evening Standard In brief: Royal Mail asks for deliveries review, Espirito Santo hit by shares …Evening StandardRoyal Mail warned that TNT Post's plans for the UK could mean it loses £200 million of revenues by 2017-18. That, in turn, would harm its ability to hit profit margin targets of 5% to 10%. Royal Mail shares,…