German consumer sentiment is expected to improve in February, according to a survey released on Wednesday GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The forward-looking February consumer climate indicator rose to -24.1 from -26.9 in January. The willingness to buy indicator rose 3.5 points to -4.0, while the …
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Consumer confidence in the US worsened again as short-term inflation expectations hit their highest level in nearly half a century, the results of a closely followed survey revealed. The University of Michigan‘s consumer confidence index slipped from a reading of 57.0 at the end of March to 50.8. That missed …
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Royal Mail has been fined £10.5m by the communications regulator Ofcom for failing to meet delivery targets for first and second-class mail in the 2023-2024 financial year. The penalty was nearly double last year’s fine of £5.6m for failing to meet obligations under the Universal Service Obligation. Under Ofcom’s standards, …
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Royal Mail issued a threat to put its loss-making postal service into administration, it emerged on Tuesday, amid escalating talks with union chiefs. According to the Telegraph, the postal operator – part of the recently-renamed International Distributions Services – had warned unions that it could place the regulated part of …
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Around 1,500 Post Office workers walked off the job on Monday, in the first 24-hour strike over pay at the state-owned company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Crown post offices were taking part in the action on Monday, after the company offered a 3% pay rise for …
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Cash payments have dropped to third place behind debit and credit card spending in 2018 for the first time. The British Retail Consortium’s latest Payment Survey found that debit cards are still the most popular method of payment, accounting for almost three-in-five transactions. The use of cash payments has been …
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