Royal Mail – Takeback Monday

4 January 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Monday the 4th January was Royal Mail’s ‘Takeback Monday’ where returns from Christmas and New Year purchases were set to grow by 63% by compared to normal returns volumes in December 2020. Royal Mail research has shown that the average UK online shopper returns …

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Former Newbury College student’s career takes flight

Luke Penny with the Skyport drones. Image: Newbury College Submitted by Newbury College Luke Penny, a former student at Newbury College, in Newbury, Berkshire is helping to redefine the term “air mail” as he takes his career as a flight operations engineer to new heights with Skyports. Luke and his …

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Postmasters to join Post Office board | Business

Two serving postmasters will join the board of the Post Office as it seeks to repair relations with local managers and move on from the IT scandal that led to some being wrongly imprisoned. The state-owned enterprise will appoint two new non-executive directors in the spring, in a move that …

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Amazon plots a course into the healthcare industry

Amazon has moved into selling medicine in the US “I think the impact would be huge,” says Ahsan Bhatti, owner of online pharmacy Quick Meds. He is concerned about the prospect of online giant Amazon moving into the pharmacy business in the UK. “I’m worried. They’ll have a massive marketing …

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Amazon plots a course into the healthcare industry

“In the US, companies like CVS and Walmart negotiate drug prices all the time, and they have a fairly significant amount of market power. They’ve been able to create monopolies on certain drugs, making it more difficult for consumers to access drugs if you’re not shopping with them. If Amazon …

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