[ad_1] Royal Mail has warned that its heavily lossmaking business will be hit by a further £120 million of costs from the budget increase in employer national insurance contributions. With retailers and the hospitality trade already issuing grave warnings on the impact of the rise in tax on companies, Royal Mail said it was going…

[ad_1] The group behind Royal Mail has warned it cannot rule out job cuts or price hikes in the face of a £120 million hit from the autumn Budget national insurance changes. Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent firm International Distribution Services (IDS), said measures from Rachel Reeves’ maiden Budget last month will “hit us…

[ad_1] Reuters Royal Mail owner IDS warns of cost pressures after return to profit (Reuters) -The parent firm of Britain’s Royal Mail warned of a worsening cost environment following last month’s budget and said it could not rule out price hikes and higher automation as it looks to cut costs after returning to a first-half…

[ad_1] Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike…

[ad_1] THE owner of Royal Mail has warned that it will have to increase prices even further after a £120 million hit from the Budget. The boss of the postal service told reporters this morning that he could not rule out hiking stamp prices even higher as it faced the enormous burden of extra costs….

[ad_1] First-class stamps have become so expensive that it may be cheaper to fly to Europe to post your Christmas cards, according to a shocking recent analysis. The decision by Royal Mail to hike the price to £1.65 means that sending a letter from certain foreign countries is now half the cost of domestic postage….

[ad_1] Boohoo has appointed a new chair Fashion chain Boohoo has appointed Tim Morris as independent chair in response to calls from major shareholder Frasers calling for the removal of Mahmud Kamani who now becomes executive vice chair. Boohoo has committed to governance measures including limiting Mr Kamani’s influence over board decisions and operations. In…