Delivery giant Evri has been named the UK’s worst parcel distribution company for the second year running, with around one in two customers reporting a problem with its service. The courier, which rebranded from Hermes two years ago following a wave of parcel mishandling allegations, has been dogged by complaints over …
Read More »Five couriers and Christmas delivery services to use amid Royal Mail strikes
With postal workers set to launch a fresh wave of strikes throughout December, plans to post gifts in the run up to Christmas have been left in disarray. Royal Mail has been urging customers to “allow plenty of time” for posting items this year, but there are alternatives to work …
Read More »Bank warns over impersonation fraud as cases soar by 300%
A bank has warned people to be on the alert for scammers as cases of impersonation fraud surge. TSB said the average victim of impersonation fraud loses £4,000, with household names like Royal Mail, Amazon and BT being used to lure unsuspecting people into sending money to scammers. Paul Davis, …
Read More »Is there post on Good Friday and Easter Monday?
14 April 2022, 15:25 Here’s which delivery services are working this Easter weekend. Picture: Getty Images/Alamy Is Royal Mail delivering on Good Friday and will there be post? Here’s what we know… The Easter 2022 weekend is finally here, with many of us bagging an extra two days off work. …
Read More »How To Spot A Scam Parcel Delivery Text
Christmas means we are all shopping more and the online deliveries are piling up – but how do you know if a text about the parcel you’re expecting is real? Key indicators it’s a scam delivery text The mobile number is unidentified, even if the company name is mentioned in …
Read More »Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m
Could Magway develop a cleaner approach for eCommerce deliveries The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims A British engineering start-up looking to embed an innovative freight delivery system using underground pipes has succeeded in crowdfunding more …
Read More »Investors demand FTSE companies pay the Living Wage
News Julia Irvine 28 Nov 2019 03:16pm A group of 21 large institutional investors has written to 15 FTSE 350 company chief executives setting out the business case for paying the real living wage The investors – who include Legal & General Investment Management, …
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