International Distribution Services – the parent company of Royal Mail – said on Monday that subsidiary GLS has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Greek courier firm ACS Postal Services from Quest Holdings for €74m (£62m). ACS is the largest parcel carrier in the domestic Greek parcels market and …
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Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services (IDS) announced on Monday that its parcel services subsidiary, GLS, would sell its US freight divisions to California-based DC Logistics. The move was part of GLS’ strategic focus on enhancing its core parcel services. According to Reuters, the divestment would include GLS US Freight …
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Investors’ focus on Tuesday will be on the corporate space as US tech giant Alphabet and carmaker Tesla release their latest quarterly results. In the case of the former, the spotlight will be on the whether Google’s parent company’s results live up to the recent mania around artificial intelligence or …
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The new Labour government is set to look closely at the £5.3bn takeover of Royal Mail-owner International Distribution Services by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it would be “reasonable to expect [the deal] to be called in”, as ministers had intervened when Kretinsky increased his stake …
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Royal Mail has appointed a senior executive from Heathrow to become its next boss as parent company International Distribution Services looks to turn its fortunes around. Emma Gilthorpe, the west London airport’s chief operating officer since 2020, will join Royal Mail in May, IDS said in a statement on Tuesday. …
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The government has blocked Royal Mail’s plans to axe Saturday letter deliveries, it was revealed on Thursday, which could see the price of stamps increase even further. Business minister Kevin Hollinrake confirmed the move in a letter to parliament’s cross-party Business select committee. Royal Mail, owned by International Distributions Services …
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Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson has quit after a bitter year-long dispute with the postal workers’ union, the company said on Friday. Thompson, who was in the top job for just over two years, last month finally reached a deal with the Communication Workers Union o pay and conditions …
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British letter and parcel carrier Royal Mail has told to stop blaming the Covid pandemic for late deliveries after missing performance targets. An investigation by industry regulator Ofcom found that just 82% of first class mail was delivered within one working day in the year to March 31, well below …
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Royal Mail owner International Distributions Systems swung to a half-year loss, blaming weak parcel volumes and strikes at the UK postal carrier, and also axed its interim dividend. Reported pre-tax losses came in at £127m, compared with a profit of £315m a year earlier. The company also said it would …
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Postal service Royal Mail said on Wednesday that revenues had sunk 11.5% year-on-year during the first quarter of its trading year, reflecting weakening retail trends, lower test kit volumes, and a return to a structural decline in letters. Royal Mail stated it had delivered an adjusted operating loss of £92.0m …
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