Royal Mail Group, the U.K.'s national mail carrier, will undergo a vast round of cost-cutting as it attempts to adapt to a world of “more parcels and fewer … Source link
Read More »World Coronavirus Dispatch: LatAm deaths may hit 388,000 by Oct, says study
The death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to 388,300 by October, with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for two-thirds of fatalities as other nations in the region contain their outbreaks, according to University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). …
Read More »Queen and Adam Lambert invite you backstage in new online series
Queen and Adam Lambert have shared the first episode of their new online Lockumentary series. Part one is titled Roadies In Lockdown and features show stage manager Andy Bews as delves into what goes into putting on a Queen and Adam Lambert concert. Along with behind-the-scenes footage, the five-minute video …
Read More »Letters: ‘I want to thank the Royal Mail as they have been magnificent during the lockdown’
DOUG PORTHOUSE’S greatly kind letter about my autobiography (HAS, Jun 23) touched upon the work of some true unsung heroes. Amid lockdown, the Royal Mail has been magnificent. Getting on 600 copies of Unconsidered Trifles have been despatched since the book launched three weeks ago. To date there’s been acknowledgment …
Read More »Rentokil Initial, Royal Mail, Safestyle UK, Smith & Nephew
The share price for Rentokil Initial EPIC code: LON:RTO has stepped up 3.14% or 15.7 points in today’s trading session so far. Traders are a positive bunch during the trading session. The periods high figure was 520.6 meanwhile the session low reached 510. The total volume of shares traded by …
Read More »Postie writes 2,000 poison pen letters | Business
Her Maj would not be amused. But why doesn’t Royal Mail spin off its profitable GLS international parcels wing and dump the UK business into administration? It could do one of those pre-pack thingamajigs that are all the rage. Just think, it could get shot of the loss-making UK letters …
Read More »John Menzies Ready for Takeoff as Lockdown Lifts
You have to sympathise at least a little with John Menzies (MNZS), which belatedly accepted that distributing newspapers and magazines was a dying industry and moved into the burgeoning field of air travel, handling luggage instead of printed paper. Alas, as we all know covid-19 has emptied the airports of …
Read More »Cash is Comforting, But a Terrible Investment
Sure, have some rainy day savings. And definitely don’t invest in anything so risky you won’t sleep at night. And please try and avoid those too-good-to-be-true products that promise wonderful returns but are really just scandals in the making. But, that aside, stop putting all your money in cash. Seriously. …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST-British Business – June 26
June 26 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Huawei has won planning permission to build a new research hub in Cambridgeshire and announced it will …
Read More »Ridgewood Post Office extends opening hours
Ridgewood Post Office is to extend its opening hours from Monday, June 29. The last collection for royal mail will be 4.30pm Monday to Friday and Jon and Sue Gothard who run the Post Office and stores ask that you ensure you get there in good time to make sure …
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