By David Hartwig A Sept. 30 definitive stamp issue from Great Britain’s Royal Mail meets a new international postage rate effective Oct. 6. The £3.40 stamp covers the international standard rate for letters up to 100 grams and has a background color of what Royal Mail calls dark green. The …
Read More »
The shops will also open during evenings and weekends, providing longer hours than many Post Office branches. Royal Mail is expanding its parcel network by rebranding around 8,000 convenience stores across the UK as “Royal Mail Shops”, part of a broader shift away from letters and towards parcels under its …
Read More »
PayPoint and Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) have announced a £43.9m investment in Collect+, taking a 49% share in the parcel network. Collect+ has more than 14,000 out-of-home locations across the UK. Around 8,000 of these already handle Royal Mail parcel collections, returns and drop-offs. From 30 …
Read More »
Royal Mail has announced plans to recruit about 20,000 temporary staff nationally for the festive season. Positions include delivery, sorting and driving roles in York, Malton, Harrogate, Wetherby, Thirsk and Ripon, among other places. Roles currently being advertised range from part-time to full-time, temporary and permanent. The delivery giant said …
Read More »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 …
Read More »
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light …
Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »