Post Office has published a tender to find a partner to replace the current Horizon system with a new, electronic point of sale (EPOS) solution. This work is part of the wider five-year Post Office transformation plan which will deliver a digitally enabled, more sustainable business with better supported postmasters, …
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The Department for Business and Trade has launched a national consultation – or “Green Paper” – on the future of Post Office. A Green Paper is a Government consultation which invites feedback on an area of Government policy or legislative proposals. Anyone, including members of the public, can respond to the …
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This article originally appeared in the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s Focus Magazine to celebrate Pride Month in June 2025. You can read the article online here. At Post Office, inclusivity stands at the heart of community service across the nation. With 11,500 branches forming the UK’s largest retail …
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Western Union to expand services across the Post Office network, beyond the current 4,000 branches New deal reinforces commitment to exceptional in-branch service and customer experience Post Office and Western Union have today (4 June) announced a long-term exclusive deal for cross-border money transfer services at Post Office branches. This …
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By Joe Hoppe International Distribution Services said Thursday that it has appointed Martin Seidenberg as chief executive officer, effective from August, and its first-quarter group revenue rose 0.3% on year. The postal service and courier company–formerly Royal Mail–said Seidenberg will be appointing CEOs for Royal Mail and GLS in due …
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By Ian Walker International Distribution Services said Monday that its Royal Mail unit has won a five-year contract with HM Passport office to collect and deliver passports and other documents, including U.K. Visas and Immigration travel documents. The London-listed company said that it has already started delivering some documents on …
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What to Think About: WSJ Pro reported that following a February 2022 cyber attack, global logistics business Expeditors International of Washington Inc. shut down much of its network to prevent further damage. The three-week outage resulted in serious operational disruption and led to many customers’ goods not being shipped. One …
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By Ian Walker Card Factory PLC said Tuesday that sales for the 11 months ended Dec. 31 were 28% higher than the same period of the previous year as it benefited from customers returning to the high street, although online sales were hurt by postal strikes as well as the …
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By Jaime Llinares Taboada Royal Mail PLC warned on Wednesday that it expects to be materially lossmaking in fiscal 2023 if a proposed strike action takes place. The Communication Workers Union, or CWU, has told the company that it intends to call upon its members to take strike action for …
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By Kyle Morris Royal Mail PLC said Wednesday that it will consider the separation of its namesake Royal Mail business and GLS if it can’t achieve significant operational change at Royal Mail in the U.K. The British letter-and-parcel courier said it will rename the holding company to International Distributions Services …
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