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Read More »Royal Mail shares slump as guidance and lack of dividend disappoint
Royal Mail shares stumbled on Thursday, as the postal delivery firm outlined its new restructuring plan that could cost 2,000 jobs. Royal Mail shares RMG, -12.23% dropped 10% as the company said it expects to be loss-making this year and not to pay a dividend. The job cut plan by …
Read More »Property developer acquires Nottingham’s former Royal Mail sorting office
Godwin Developments has acquired one of Nottingham’s most significant buildings – the former Royal Mail sorting office. The business has unveiled plans to demolish the existing building and transform it into a large mixed-use residential development. The building fronts onto Brook Street and Bath Street where it overlooks St. Mary’s …
Read More »London midday: Stocks pare losses; Royal Mail slides after job cuts announcement
London stocks had pared losses by midday on Thursday but remained just a touch lower amid growing concerns about a rise in new coronavirus infections in the US. The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 6,117.61. Joshua Mahony, senior market analyst at IG, said: “Early losses in Europe have been …
Read More »UK postal operator Royal Mail cuts 2,000 jobs
LONDON: Britain’s postal operator Royal Mail, whose workers have helped the nation cope with the coronavirus lockdown, said Thursday it will axe 2,000 management jobs. The former state-run company revealed a cost-cutting overhaul in its annual results that showed the COVID-19 outbreak had sparked a jump in demand for parcel …
Read More »Royal Mail says pandemic spurs need for change
(Reuters) – Royal Mail (RMG.L) Executive Chairman Keith Williams said on Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for a change at its UK business by three to four years as customers demand more parcels and fewer letters. In a brief interview with Reuters following the company’s financial results, …
Read More »Royal Mail Axes Dividend for This Year
Royal Mail (RMG) has dealt a blow to embattled income investors by suspending its dividend for this financial year as it restructures in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Announcing the loss of 2,000 management jobs alongside its annual results, the listed postal operator said it will not pay a …
Read More »UK postal operator Royal Mail sacks 2,000 staff
Britain’s postal operator Royal Mail, whose workers have helped the nation cope with coronavirus lockdown, is to axe 2,000 management jobs as it battles ongoing turmoil LONDON – Britain’s postal operator Royal Mail, whose workers have helped the nation cope with coronavirus lockdown, said Thursday that it will axe 2,000 …
Read More »FTSE 100 recovers from weak start after latest European Central Bank intervention
The European Central Bank said it will offer loans to central banks outside the Eurozone. FTSE 100 eases 10 points ECB addresses possible euro liquidity issues Auto Trader slides as it reveals impact of lockdown restrictions The trading session is barely 90 minutes old and its already …
Read More »Royal Mail unveils drastic restructuring | Business
Good morning. Royal Mail is to cut about two thousand jobs as part of a drastic restructuring plan, with its UK business expected to be heavily loss-making this year. Keith Williams, the interim executive chairman, said the company had “not adapted quickly enough” to the trend in the UK of …
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