Evening Standard Royal Mail: Give privatisation a chance and scrap the universal service …Evening StandardRoyal Mail management had long been calling for its relaxation and even the trade union wanted it redrawn: Dave Ward from the Communications Workers Union accused Cable of being “off the pace” on the reality of having to meet the six-day…
Irish Times Amazon delivers blow to Royal Mail growth prospectsIrish TimesOnline retail giant Amazon's own delivery service will more than halve the growth potential for Royal Mail's parcels business, the former state-owned British company said, sending its shares lower. Parcels make up half of Royal Mail's turnover and the … More: continued here
ESPN Jose Canseco's non-sticky fingerESPNJose Canseco tweeted that he will sell his amputated middle finger on eBay. But knowing Canseco's history, that won't be the only item he puts up for bidding. So if you're seeking a perfect and absolutely unique Christmas gift for that special baseball …For sale: Jose Canseco's finger and the gun…
A Surrey post office has been evacuated after employees found a suspicious white powder on Wednesday. More: continued here
FTSE 100 down as Royal Mail fallsBBC News(Noon): Disappointing company news and worries over weak commodity prices combined to pull the market lower. Shares in Royal Mail dived nearly 8% after it warned that rivals were eating into its parcel delivery business. Underlying pre-tax profits … More: continued here
Royal Mail profits fall as postal service struggles with competitionCITY A.M.Royal Mail's delivery operations faced stiff competition in the first half of the financial year, resulting in a fall in profit for the 500-year-old postal service. For the six months to 28 September, pre-tax profit was £218m – a 6.4 per cent decline … More:…
Wall Street Journal Royal Mail Warns Competition From Amazon Will Hamper GrowthWall Street JournalLONDON—Shares in U.K.'s dominant postal company Royal Mail PLC fell more than 8% on Wednesday after it reported a fall in half-year profit and warned that continuing competition from online retailer Amazon.com Inc. will hamper growth. Revenue in its … More: continued here
Business Insider Amazon Is Slaughtering Royal MailBusiness Insider28. They were £233 in the same six-month period last year. Even though UK parcel volumes grew by 2%, revenues in this department fell by 1%. Overall revenue grew by 2%. In a statement, Royal Mail accused Amazon's own delivery system of "a reduction in … More: continued here
Stamps.com Named to "2014 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles" ListCNNMoneyStamps.com® (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software to over 500,000 customers, today announced that the company has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 8th annual "Best Places to Work in … More: continued here
Rochester, NY – Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing to have a Rochester post office in honor of a fallen veteran. The USPS will be dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende. Glende was killed in combat in Afghanistan in July 2012. … More: continued here