Royal Mail today reveals the top ten areas where shoppers made the most online purchases over the course of Black Friday weekend this year. Savvy shoppers in Shetland Islands top the list of the UK’s top buyers in the biggest cyber shopping event of the year, followed by Kirkwall, Hebrides, …
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Read More »Black History Month: UK postboxes change colour to honour Black Britons – art and culture
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AO World was under pressure after saying it experienced strong demand during the Covid-19 crisis but was cautious about the outlook as it reported a smaller annual loss. The online household appliance retailer’s operating loss for the year to the end of March narrowed to £3.8m from £13m as total …
Read More »Proposed Stamp Price Hike May Not Affect Consumers – CBS2 Chicago
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