Royal Mail to deliver six million extra letters this ChristmasNews ShopperROYAL MAIL is expecting to deliver more than six million additional letters to addresses in the Bexley, Dartford and Gravesend this Christmas. In a normal four-week delivery period, eight million deliveries are made but in the four …and more » More: continued here
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In the mid-1800s, postal service in rural areas was limited. Small towns had post offices where mail was held to be picked up by patrons. Many small communities had a post office in conjunction with a neighborhood store or even in the postmaster’s home. More: continued here
International auction site eBay announced on November 21 an addition to its iPad app which will show US consumers goods listed on eBay related to the TV program that they are watching — thereby tapping into the so called ‘couch commerce’ market. More: continued here
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Price rise and job cuts boost Royal Mail profitsMirror.co.ukROYAL Mail is planning to axe thousands more jobs despite a £226million swing back into the black. The group made a £171m profit in the six months to the end of September, compared with a £55m loss in the … More: continued here
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Royal Mail fights to address website outagesRegisterBy Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Parts of the website for the Royal Mail still aren't operational today, after the site reportedly went down over the weekend. Using the website at the time of publication was very slow going, … More: continued here
Marketing Week Royal Mail narrows losses in mail delivery businessMarketing WeekRoyal Mail's core “universal service” delivery division has narrowed its losses for the half year to the end of September. The business unit has reported a loss of £41m for the period, compared to a £55m loss for the same period in 2010. … More:…