Royal Mail plc announced that The Board is proposing a final dividend of 13.3 pence per share. Combined with the interim dividend of 6.7 pence per share paid in January 2022, this gives an ordinary dividend for Fiscal Year 2021-22 of 20 pence per share, and is in line with …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of fresh price hikes in new cost of living blow
Royal Mail has warned the prices of letters, parcels and stamps are likely to rise again due to soaring inflation, wages, energy and fuel pressures. The group said it was facing “significant headwinds” and revealed plans to ramp up cost cutting. It is the latest UK company to admit it …
Read More »Royal Mail to increase prices and slash costs due to inflation
Royal Mail has said it will need to raise its prices and cut costs due to rising inflation and weak economic growth. In its full-year results for the 52-week period ended March 2022, the postal operator achieved revenue of £12.71bn, up 0.6% on the £12.64bn it achieved a year …
Read More »Royal Mail at a ‘crossroads’: Should investors take the plunge?
Royal Mail has admitted it is at a ‘crossroads’ and needs to urgently transform its operations if it is to survive and thrive in post-pandemic Britain. Parcel demand and profits have fallen at the group over the past year and boss Simon Thompson’s proclamation that ‘we have no time to …
Read More »Royal Mail issues major warning to all customers over changes
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Royal Mail has issued a warning over postal prices as it suggests that another major price hike could be likely amid rising costs. More people than ever are searching for how to save money …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Bumper Profits Show its Workers Deserve a Raise
Today, Royal Mail Group have announced that they have managed to turn an overall profit of £758 million in the past business year. In response to this news, the reaction of many publications seems to echo what management are putting across—that this is a gloomy result, and something that should …
Read More »Royal Mail speaks out after head-on Herefordshire van crash
ROYAL Mail has issued a statement after a worker had to be cut free from her van after a head-on crash in Herefordshire. Paramedics, police officers, fire crews and the air ambulance all responded to the crash between a Royal Mail van and a white pick-up near Kington. RELATED NEWS: Postwoman …
Read More »Delivering profits : should you buy Royal Mail shares?
The Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price was one of the big winners of 2020. With non-essential retailers closed for most of the year, the volume of parcels processed by the group surged, and so did its profits. For the financial year to the end of March 2021, net profit …
Read More »Royal Mail needs to reinvent itself to compete with DPD and Amazon, with or without its postal workers
Royal Mail has reached a “crossroads” in its post-pandemic life, as the lockdown boom in parcel deliveries starts to wear off and unionised staff push for better pay. The delivery firm’s annual pre-tax profits have dipped by 8.8 per cent to £662m, as the easing of Covid restrictions has led …
Read More »Why stamp and parcels prices are going up as Royal Mail warns of cost increase
Royal Mail has announced stamp costs are likely be raised again due to a post-lockdown slowdown and the surging costs of energy and fuel. The announcement comes on the heels of the last stamp price hike that went into effect on April 4. The postal service blamed ‘significant headwinds’ and …
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