Amazon parcels cost Royal Mail a packetThe Times (subscription)The fight with Amazon in the parcels delivery market and the £105 million cost of laying off 3,000 workers has prompted a sharp decline in Royal Mail profits. However, signs that the company is striking back in the cut-throat parcels market and …
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6abc.com Post office robbed in Northeast Philadelphia6abc.comIt happened around 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the post office in the 6300 block of Castor Avenue. Police say a masked gunman about 5'9 in a green hoodie and black pants held up the post office demanding money. "At the most, all that they're …
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Read More »Arrest Made in Oxford Circle Post Office Robbery – FOX 29 News Philadelphia
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Read More »Royal Mail delivers a resilient performance – Hargreaves Lansdown
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