Royal Mail revising ban on mailing perfume and aftershave
Royal Mail customers will be able to post items like aerosols, nail varnishes, perfumes and aftershaves to UK addresses from next year, after a review of rules banning such items from the postal network.
View ArticleUK government defends new-style Post Office Locals
The UK government has defended its introduction of new-style "Local" post offices as part of the modernisation of the Post Office Ltd network.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd wins “vital”£450m DVLA contract
Post Office Ltd has won a GBP 450m contract to continue providing "front office" counter services for the UK's vehicle licensing agency through post offices across the country.
View ArticleThe week that was: 16 November 2012
Rounding up the biggest stories of the week from the pages of Post&Parcel, with TNT Express revealing the buyer for its airlines, UK parcel carriers heading into peak season, and USPS recording a...
View ArticlePost Office Ltd wins place in UK’s online benefits project
Post Office Ltd has won another government services contract, this time to help set up a secure online identity registration service for the UK's Department for Work and Pensions.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd profits up 9%, on higher government subsidy
Post Office Ltd said today that it has had an "encouraging" first six months since its independence from Royal Mail Group in April, with growth in mail, financial services and telecoms revenue.
View ArticleMystery shoppers find knowledge gaps at UK post offices
Queues are getting worse in UK post offices, research from Consumer Focus revealed today, with wait times up in High Street branches according to latest figures.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd to resume union talks after strike action called off
Britain’s Post Office Ltd will be resuming contract negotiations with the Communication Workers Union next week, stating that “substantial progress” has been made in moving towards an agreement.
View ArticleAdvisory Council to shape modernisation at Post Office Ltd
Britain’s Post Office Ltd is launching a new Advisory Council to help its transformation process.
View ArticlePost Office extends banking partnership with NatWest and RBS
Post Office Ltd is extending its role as a branch consolidator on Britain’s flagging High Street, with an agreement to provide more counter services for two big banks.
View ArticleUnion calls on UK consumer watchdog to monitor Royal Mail’s rivals
Britain’s largest postal union has called on the national consumer watchdog, Consumer Futures, to monitor the delivery standards of Royal Mail’s competitors.
View Article40% of customers “unaware” of changes after £2bn Post Office modernisation
New consumer research out today in the UK says 40% of Post Office Ltd customers are not noticing any particular improvement to service under the government’s £2bn modernisation programme.
View ArticleCollectPlus launches first ever TV advertising campaign
One of the largest private-sector rivals to the UK’s Post Office network has launched a major multi-channel marketing campaign that includes its first ever TV advertising.
View ArticleUnion agrees Crown staff pay deal with Britain’s Post Office Ltd
Britain's Post Office Ltd has reached a real with union negotiators that would see staff at its Crown branch network receiving a 7.3% pay rise.
View ArticleUnion urges postal workers to vote “no” to Scottish independence
The UK’s postal and telecommunications union is backing a "no" vote in September’s referendum on Scottish independence.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd offers £20m fund for village post offices
Britain’s Post Office Ltd has said it will provide a £20m fund to support its network of branches in rural and remote areas.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd rolls out 40 mobile post offices for rural areas
Britain’s Post Office Ltd is rolling out a new fleet of mobile post offices to serve 250 rural locations.
View ArticleUnion members back “first class” pay deal from Post Office Ltd
Post office workers in the UK have "overwhelmingly" backed a new pay deal after a record-breaking industrial dispute.
View ArticlePost Office Ltd pay offer “insulting” says union
The UK’s Communication Workers Union has rejected the offer of a 1.5% pay rise for its administrative and supply chain members working at Post Office Ltd.
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