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		<title>Royal Mail set to announce soar in profits thanks to online shopping</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Joannou</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Mail is expected to announce annual profits of up to £400 million this week according to analysts. The increase is thought to be primarily down to the ecommerce boom as well as the increase in stamp price.]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office Ltd &#8220;confident&#8221; despite concerns of subpostmasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post Office Ltd insisted yesterday that it was "grossly misleading" to suggest there would be a closure programme across the UK post office network.]]></description>
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		<title>UK post office network facing &#8220;extremely uncertain future&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operators of UK post offices have claimed the network is facing a "disastrous financial situation" that has left a large number of outlets under "serious" threat.]]></description>
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		<title>DHL forms shipping alliance with Philippines Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHL Express has formed a partnership with the Philippine Postal Corporation - PHLPost - to provide international shipping services through post offices in the Philippines.]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore post offices awarded green certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post offices in Singapore have all been certified as being "green" by the Singapore Environment Council.]]></description>
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		<title>DPD launching parcel shops in Baltic states</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parcel carrier DPD is launching a network of parcel shops in the Baltic states from this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Digest &#8211; News from MaltaPost, Itella, USPS and Brazil Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More news headlines from around the postal world, with USPS converting 6,000 post offices, Itella raising its prices and Brazil Post vying to be Olympics logistics provider...]]></description>
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		<title>Footwear retailer Schuh adds CollectPlus option for online delivery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 08:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK parcel shop network CollectPlus has picked up another e-commerce contract - handling parcel deliveries and returns for fashion retailer Schuh.]]></description>
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		<title>UK&#8217;s Post Office seeks retailer to run 70 branches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post Office Ltd has begun its search for retailers to take over 70 of its Crown branches in the UK.]]></description>
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		<title>The UPS Store to expand within rural USA, as post offices cut hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 10:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Cartledge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPS has launched a new franchise model to help its retail mailing shop network, The UPS Store, expand into rural communities within the United States.]]></description>
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