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 …
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Moonpig shares plunge after greeting cards group slashes revenue guidance as Royal Mail strikes hamper deliveries Moonpig now expects to post around £320m in revenue this financial year Further strikes by Royal Mail employees are expected on six days in December Hargreaves Lansdown analyst: ‘Ultimately, the market is nervous about …
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Royal Mail facing Xmas axe by firms: Retailers rush to ensure key festive sales period not scuppered by strike action By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 4 December 2022 | Updated: 17:06 EST, 4 December 2022 Royal Mail could see multiple firms stop using its parcel …
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Thousands of post offices could disappear in the next two to three years as shops whose premises they share quit the high street as victims of a faltering economy. Experts fear that up to 6,000 branches are vulnerable, meaning the 11,500-strong service could halve. The ailing network receives £50million a …
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Andy, a postman from Suffolk, has come home soaked through after his rainy shifts this week, but he can’t put his heating on. It’s why after 20 years in the job he’s joining fellow postal workers taking part in strike action this winter, due to a long-running dispute over pay …
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Royal Mail hints it is to hive off its profit-making international arm after strikes take their toll By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The Daily Mail Published: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 | Updated: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 Royal Mail has given its clearest indication that it could split from …
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International Distributions Services swung to a first-half operating loss of £57million as strike disruption, rising costs and lower delivery volumes took their toll. At the same point a year ago Royal Mail’s parent company posted an operating profit of £404million. The former British postal monopoly, which recently changed the name …
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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Danger of a hair shirt Budget – taxing aspiration is a tax on human nature Two enormous challenges lie in wait for Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak in Budget The first is restoring credibility to the public finances The second, and even more important challenge, is to ignite …
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Special delivery: Daniel Kretinsky can raise his stake in Royal Mail above 25 per cent At the sporting events where they are spotted together, Daniel Kretinsky and Anna Kellnerova could easily blend into the crowd. But the bespectacled 47-yearold lawyer and his much younger showjumper girlfriend are one of the …
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The Czech Sphinx with an eye for energy and football: Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky cleared to swoop on Royal Mail as national security probe is called off Kretinsky controls 22% of Royal Mail parent company IDS ‘No further action’ would be taken against him should he increase his stake By Calum …
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