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What The Board Needs To Know

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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Royal Mail to Consider Separation of GLS

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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Royal Mail PLC 1Q Revenue Down 11.5% Year on Year

By Kyle Morris Royal Mail PLC said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter group revenue fell 11.5% on year and that it was committed to reaching an agreement with a union after a ballot on strike action on Tuesday. The British letter-and-parcel courier said revenue for the three months ended June …

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U.K. stocks extend negative streak for second day

U.K. stocks fell Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, -0.08% closed at 7,593.00. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, air freight company Royal Mail PLC RMG, -5.17% saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares shed 5.17% Shares of investment advisors firms Schroders PLC SDR, -3.23% abrdn PLC ABDN, -2.48% dropped …

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Go-Ahead Group Appoints Sarah Mussenden CFO

By Anthony O. Goriainoff Go-Ahead Group PLC said Wednesday that Sarah Mussenden has been appointed chief financial officer effective May 9, and that interim CFO Gordon Boyd will remain in the role until the end of March. The U.K. public-transport operator said Ms. Mussenden has extensive experience across a number …

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UK Regulator Proposes New Protections for Parcel Customers

By Kyle Morris A U.K. regulator said Thursday that it is proposing new protections for people sending and receiving parcels. The Office of Communications plans to improve how delivery firms handle complaints, introduce new rules to ensure the fair treatment of disabled people and introduce regulatory certainty to allow Royal …

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