Royal Mail Group chiefs said its flagship postal service was haemorrhaging £1m a day today as revenues across the group slumped 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year as the pandemic postal boom subsides. Revenues at the flagship postal arm of the group plunged £92m to £1.88bn …
Read More »Royal Mail losing £1MILLION a day and strike action looms
Royal Mail losing £1MILLION a day as pandemic postal boom subsides and over 115,000 workers vote to go on strike in a dispute over pay Royal Mail sank to a £93m adjusted operating loss in the first quarter Over 115,000 Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over pay, CWU …
Read More »Royal Mail losing £1 million a day as staff disputes and weaker demand dent progress
The warning came as the firm posted a slump in sales and told investors that weaker parcel demand and “stalled” cost savings will weigh on its outlook for the year. Bosses said the business lost £1 million each day over the latest quarter. It comes a day after more than …
Read More »What we know about when postal workers are striking and how post will be affected
Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay, as the summer of discontent continues. A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2 per cent per cent pay offer after inflation hit 9.4 …
Read More »Royal Mail Mulls Split as Pandemic Buzz Fades: The London Rush
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Here’s the key business news from London-listed companies this morning. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Charles Capel and Leonard Kehnscherper A Royal Mail Plc trolley on a street outside a residential address in London, U.K., on Thursday, Oct. 08, 2020. Covid-19 lockdown enabled online …
Read More »Royal Mail Q1 revenues slump 11.5%
Postal service Royal Mail said on Wednesday that revenues had sunk 11.5% year-on-year during the first quarter of its trading year, reflecting weakening retail trends, lower test kit volumes, and a return to a structural decline in letters. Royal Mail stated it had delivered an adjusted operating loss of £92.0m …
Read More »Royal Mail threatens split after name change to International Distributions Services
Royal Mail said it could split itself up as it unveiled losses of £1mn a day and a name change of its holding company to International Distributions Services. The postal provider on Wednesday warned that the board would consider the separation of its two brands — GLS and Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail PLC 1Q Revenue Down 11.5% Year on Year
By Kyle Morris Royal Mail PLC said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter group revenue fell 11.5% on year and that it was committed to reaching an agreement with a union after a ballot on strike action on Tuesday. The British letter-and-parcel courier said revenue for the three months ended June …
Read More »Inflation rises | Royal Mail ‘needs flexibility’
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 7.10am: Inflation rises Inflation in June jumped to 9.4%, its highest level since February 1982, from 9.1% in May. Food inflation is running at 9.8%. Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said: ‘The increase was driven by rising fuel and food prices, these were only …
Read More »Is 1st class post really quicker than 2nd? We put Royal Mail to the test
Is 1st class post really quicker than 2nd? We put Royal Mail to the test CalendarAn icon of a desk calendar.CancelAn icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.CaretAn icon of a block arrow pointing to the right.EmailAn icon of a paper envelope.FacebookAn icon of the Facebook “f” mark.GoogleAn …
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