Cash payments have dropped to third place behind debit and credit card spending in 2018 for the first time. The British Retail Consortium’s latest Payment Survey found that debit cards are still the most popular method of payment, accounting for almost three-in-five transactions. The use of cash payments has been …
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Cafe with a view: Katja Stübiger at the Sumburgh Head cafe. Photo: Shetland Amenity Trust Cafe with a view: Katja Stübiger at the Sumburgh Head cafe. Photo: Shetland Amenity Trust THE SUMBURGH Head café will re-open its doors on Friday after Katja Stübiger of Katja’s Cakes was appointed to run …
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The Royal Mail Group has admitted a breach of competition law that led to an investigation by Ofcom. The delivery giant acknowledged “being part of an illegal anti-competitive agreement” for more than four years with SaleGroup, a re-seller of Royal Mail’s business parcel delivery services, that left customers paying higher …
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An enormous butterfly sculpture made from wood and recycled metal will be featured in the Duchess of Cambridge’s “Back to Nature” garden after its 12-year-old designer won a Blue Peter competition. Jessica’s design featured a twisted thorax sculpted from wood and a trellis of recycled metal in the shape of …
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued their neutral rating on shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) in a research note released on Wednesday, August 28th, Borsen Zeitung reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 252 ($3.29) price objective on the stock. Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on RMG. HSBC …
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Big excitement reigned at Levin East School earlier this week because of some right royal mail. The Year 2/3 students in Room 17 at Levin East school … Source link
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FT subscribers can click here to receive FirstFT every day by email. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by 25 basis points, to a range of 1.75-2 per cent. But it signalled that easing could end there despite uncertainty over trade and fierce pressure from the White House for further …
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The main trade union at Royal Mail has served notice for a strike ballot among 110,000 workers. The Communication Workers Union is in dispute with the postal delivery company over issues including threats to the universal service obligation, which means that post is delivered at uniform prices across Britain six …
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Newsgallery This gallery of images features all of the Royal Mail’s new collection of stamps commemorating Royal Navy ships from 500 years of maritime history. Renowned marine artist Robert G Lloyd was commissioned to create original artworks of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and HMS King George V for …
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POSTAL workers have served notice to Royal Mail bosses that they will be balloting for national strike action next week. The CWU will begin balloting 110,000 members at the Royal Mail Group (RMG) on September 24. Workers are angry about the proposed fragmentation of the RMG, and are concerned that bosses …
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