Royal Mail

Royal Mail To Offer Click And Collect ServiceSky NewsThe Royal Mail is to keep some post office branches open late as part of a new service aimed at helping customers get their internet-ordered parcels outside of working hours. The company said it will be the biggest service of its kind, …

Online shoppers will be able to pick up purchases from their local Post Office as part of an attempt by the Royal Mail to attract web retailers with more flexible delivery options.         More: continued here

The Royal Mail is to launch a new "click and collect" service aimed at online retailers and their customers. The company said it will be the biggest service of its kind, with post office branches opening longer so that goods ordered online can be collected. More: continued here

Royal Mail offers 'click and collect'The IndependentThe company said it will be the biggest service of its kind, with Post Office branches opening longer so that online goods can be collected. Nick Landon, managing director of Royal Mail Parcels, said: "We are well placed to benefit from the growth in …

Royal Mail runs risk of fresh pension deficitFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's preliminary results, released last week, show the scheme has an accounting surplus of £825m. This has lead John Ralfe, an independent pension consultant, to argue that it should invest purely in assets such as index-linked gilts and long … More: …

Scotland on Sunday Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotationScotland on SundayThe union representing the Royal Mail's 130,000 employees is opposed to the group's privatisation. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) argues that the doubling of operating profits to £403 million revealed in last week's results announcement showed … More: …

Royal Mail secures Beckton DCLogistics ManagerBy refurbishing the unit to create a grade A specified property, Aviva has been able to maximise rental income with The Royal Mail's rent being a 33 per cent increase on the rent payable by LOCOG. In addition, the building specification and quality has … …

YOUGOV PLC : Royal Mail's profits soar ahead of privatisation4-traders (press release)On 21 May, Royal Mail announced that its profits had increased a whopping 60% to £324m, achieved through cost control, higher revenue from packages and parcels ordered by internet shopping, and also last year's sharp rise in stamp prices. …

Union sends ballot papers to 112,000 postal workers calling on them to back stance against selloff and consider industrial action More than a 100,000 Royal Mail workers have been asked to vote for or against the government's plans to sell off the "beloved British institution". The Communication Workers Union (CWU) …

UK's Royal Mail officials due in Cyprus to discuss postal delaysBalkans.com Business NewsOfficials from the UK's postal services, Royal Mail, are due to visit the island at the end of the month to discuss how they can improve services to and from the island in tandem with their Cypriot counterparts.Pavlos …