Thousands of convenience stores will be branded Royal Mail Shop, after the delivery company’s new owner acquired a stake in the parcel network Collect+, in the first big deal since it was taken over by a Czech billionaire. The Royal Mail owner, International Distribution Services (IDS), which was taken over …
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Read More »Royal Mail announces major Christmas move that will impact thousands of Brits | UK | News
Royal Mail has announced plans to recruit around 20,000 temporary workers to help with deliveries over the busy Christmas period. The delivery giant said the new jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country. It said the hiring …
Read More »Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand to Royal Mail after owner buys stake
Around 8,000 Collect+ convenience stores will be rebranded to a Royal Mail Shop after the delivery giant’s owner bought a stake in the parcel service firm. International Distribution Services (IDS) announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment. The new high street shops will …
Read More »Royal Mail to take over thousands of UK convenience stores
Around 8,000 stores will now be branded Royal Mail (PA) Royal Mail’s owner has bought a multi-million pound stake in another firm, which will see thousands of convenience stores rebranded. International Distribution Services (IDS), the firm which owns the postal service, has concluded a purchase of 49 per cent of …
Read More »Royal Mail to hire 217 staff in Southampton and Hampshire
These include 23 vacancies for delivery drivers in Bitterne Manor, Hedge End, Romsey, Sandown, Totton, Ventnor, and Southampton. Southampton will also see 184 vacancies for mail sorters and there are 10 vacancies for 7.5-tonne and HGV drivers. The seasonal roles will run from late October to early January 2026. Royal …
Read More »Travel FX slow to refund £1,500 after Singapore dollars failed to show | Consumer affairs
I ordered £1,500-worth of Singapore dollars from Travel FX on 5 July. The money was taken out of my account and delivery was supposed to be the next day by Royal Mail. The money never arrived and Travel FX insisted that, as it was with Royal Mail, it was out …
Read More »Royal Mail recruiting 20,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
These seasonal roles will assist with the extra parcels and mail expected to be processed over the festive season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The temporary positions include 12,000 mail centre sorting roles in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 600 in Wales and 400 in Northern Ireland. Royal Mail is …
Read More »Royal Mail seeks 20,000 temps for peak season – CEP-Research
Royal Mail announced today (September 29) it will recruit 20000 temporary workers to help transport, sort and deliver the additional parcels and … Source link
Read More »Post Office could bring in three changes for all UK branches in shake-up
The Post Office has laid out a series of potential policy reforms to the Labour Party government to help grow its revenue streams. Post Office could bring in three changes for all UK branches in shake-up The Post Office is proposing a shake-up across its branches which would let customers …
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