Royal Mail profits hit as it is swamped by Amazon networkFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's attempts to overhaul its business since privatisation last year faltered as it revealed a 21 per cent drop in first-half operating profits amid stiff competition from Amazon's new delivery network. The FTSE 100 company placed parcels … More: continued here
MILNTHORPE Post Office is to move next February from its Park Road premises to the nearby McColl's convenience store at The Square. More: continued here
Parcel2Go.com Australian TV host puts 'stanky' suit up on eBay for auctionToday.comEarlier this week, the world outside of Australia got to know morning show host Karl Stefanovic and his much-worn navy blue suit. Now, the suit itself has taken the stage. The eBay stage, that is. Stefanovic has put the famous Burberry suit up on…
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Royal Mail shares deliver volatile runFinancial TimesSome early pre-Christmas cheer for investors in Royal Mail proved shortlived on Wednesday, as its shares went on a volatile run on the FTSE 100. The stock initially topped the main London index after its interim profit arrived at the top end of forecasts. More: continued here
Royal Mail Warns Amazon Deliveries to Cut Size of Parcel MarketBloombergWhile full-year results will depend on sales over the Christmas period, the company said it expects U.K. costs to be flat on an underlying basis for the year. Royal Mail said a reorganization program will deliver savings of about 70 million pounds a … More:…
Yahoo News UK Ebay founder Omidyar commits $50 million to combating global slaveryReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife are to donate $50 million to tackling slavery worldwide, the chief executive of their US-based foundation Humanity United said on Wednesday. Almost 36 million people are living as slaves …Ebay Founder Pledges $50-Million…
Telegraph.co.uk Can Royal Mail survive in the private sector?Telegraph.co.ukA boom in parcel delivery was the great hope for Royal Mail when it floated last year. However, the company now says that the impact of online retailer Amazon and others launching rival services will slow growth in Royal Mail's parcel business to … More: continued here
Wilbraham police alert public of Level 3 sex offender working at Post Office…The Republican – masslive.comSantiago, of 42 East School St., works at 95 Post Office Park, according to the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, which monitors the state's population of offenders. Convicted in August 2013 of indecent assault and battery on a child less…
13WHAM-TV Post office to be named after soldier13WHAM-TVRochester, 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.and more » More: continued here