Three Royal Mail staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Medway Mail Centre. The state-of-the-art mail sorting centre in Rochester has since been subject to an ‘enhanced clean’, according to bosses. Colleagues have been notified if they were exposed to the Covid-19-positive staff members in the Knight Road depot, and …
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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS), Experian (LSE:EXPN) and Royal Mail (LSE:RMG) were among today’s share price winners as investors digested a packed session for corporate results and updates. The snapshot on trading through the teeth of the Covid-19 storm also revealed more robust numbers from plant hire firm Ashtead (LSE:AHT), but there was …
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Royal Mail has carried out enhanced cleaning at the Medway Mail Centre in Strood, after three staff members tested positive for coronavirus. Yesterday KentOnline received information from an anonymous source stating three people at the site had been confirmed as having the virus “within the last three days”, and that …
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FirstGroup was in the red, having surged on Monday following a Sunday Telegraph report that its US operations have attracted interest from several major private equity firms. Housebuilder Vistry was weaker after it posted an 86% slump in first-half adjusted pre-tax profit as it was “significantly” by the Covid-19 lockdown …
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In early March we began reporting daily on how brands were dealing with COVID-19. But it’s become clear that the current climate is one of near-perpetual disruption, so we decided to keep on telling the stories of inspiring brand leadership and strategy amid the latest crises in an anxious world. Our goal is …
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The logo of Royal Mail is seen outside the Mount Pleasant Sorting Office as a delivery vehicle arrives, in London, Britain, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/Files (Reuters) – Royal Mail on Tuesday raised its revenue target for the current year, driven by a jump in online shopping parcel volumes, but …
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BUSINESS LIVE: Pound slips as EU trade deal wrangle resumes; Royal Mail warns of a loss; JD Sports reports slump in profits By This Is Money Published: 08:07, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 14:02, 8 September 2020 As Brexit negotiations recommence today, the FTSE is expected to continue rising. Investors …
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Technology products provider Oxford Instruments said on Tuesday that it had managed to record modest order growth during the first five months of trading despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Oxford Instruments said the coronavirus outbreak had continued to have an impact on trading, with cumulative revenues down 2% year-on-year. However, the …
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EasyJet planes standing behind a car park at Stansted Airport on June 30, 2020 in Stansted, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images European stocks clung onto most of the previous day’s rally, as traders waited for Wall Street’s return after a three-day break. Up 1.7% while U.S. markets were shut for the …
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Equity markets are attempting to stabilise after the tech-led sell-off at the end of last week, but the lack of direction from the US on Monday means we are waiting on the Wall Street cash equity open to get a true feel for sentiment. European bourses traded a little lower …
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