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Life in the private sector is proving tough but a strong Christmas of parcel delivery eases investor concerns, says Questor More: continued here

Royal Mail announced an improved performance at its key parcels business over a busy Christmas period, helped by price promotions, the Black Friday retail rush and its own longer business hours in an increasingly competitive market. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail'under pressure' despite extra trade from City Link collapseThe GuardianThe boss of the privatised Royal Mail has said the business was still under intense pressure despite seeing a 4% rise in parcel deliveries over Christmas and benefiting from the collapse of rival City Link. Moya Greene, the …

Forbes EBay Announces Plans To Shed Jobs, Units In Q4 Earnings ReportForbesPayPal and eBay flags in front of the — still merged — company's headquarters in San Jose, California. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images). eBay is shedding both people and units in an effort to “compete and win,” the digital auctioneer …

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a FedEx delivery driver by a suspect who fled in the driver's truck on the South Side Thursday morning, officials said. More: continued here

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Royal Mail hails Christmas serviceNorfolk Eastern Daily PressFile photo dated 16/12/14 of letters and cards, as Royal Mail said its Christmas went to plan after it handled around 120 million parcels during December, a rise of more than 4% on a year ago. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. …

Business Insider eBay's Earnings Call Had Some Seriously Brutal Quotes From The CEO And CFOBusiness InsiderDonahoe on losing customer trust: "First, the password reset and SEO changes significantly impacted traffic, which did not recover in the second half as expected. eBay's loyal customers are back following the reset of our …

Royal Mail festive parcel volumes up 4% in “highly competitive” marketPost and ParcelRoyal Mail's express-parcels business Parcelforce Worldwide saw its volumes up 10% year-on-year, but the company said its pricing has continued to be pressured by high levels of competition. Moya Greene, the Royal Mail chief executive, said this year's … …

Royal Mail hails Christmas serviceexpressandstar.comRoyal Mail delivered one of its highest ever quality of service performances for parcel delivery to our customers over the month." Royal Mail's addressed letter volumes were down 3% in the nine month period, but this was better than its forecast range … More: continued here

Royal Mail delivers strong Christmas performanceManagement TodayBack in November things were looking difficult for Royal Mail. Little more than a year on from its IPO, it reported a 21% fall in half-year profits and a 1% decline in sales for its parcels business, amid biting competition from the likes of …