Postal News
The latest postal news, analysis and data.
In the midst of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Australia Post expects today to be its biggest parcel delivery day ever, with more than three million parcels set to be delivered.
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An Post is forecasting Ireland’s busiest ever online shopping fortnight as a surge of support for Irish retailers combines with Black Friday and Cyber Monday e-commerce events this weekend ahead of shops reopening next week.
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IPC has published the first online sustainability report featuring the first-year results of the new Sustainability Measurement and Management System (SMMS) which reveals that participating Posts have continued to increase their sustainability efforts through initiatives including renewable electricity use and growth of alternative-fuel vehicle fleet.
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Ofcom is calling on Royal Mail to modernise its network and become more efficient, in order to sustain the universal service and keep pace with postal users’ changing needs.
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Spending more time at home during lockdown has resulted in a huge upswing in the amount of engagement customers are giving to physical mail, according to new Royal Mail research.
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Royal Mail has been awarded a contract from Department of Health and Social Care to deliver additional COVID-19 test kits to households across the UK, seven days a week*. The contract will run alongside Royal Mail Group’s existing agreement to deliver test kits to and collect them from care homes, regional test centres and priority postboxes – a role it has carried out since April 2020.
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Canada Post recorded a loss before tax of $265 million in the third quarter of 2020, as declines in Transaction Mail and Direct Marketing revenue and higher costs had a significant impact on earnings. Parcels revenue continued to grow in the quarter, but it was not enough to offset these contributing factors.
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Royal Mail has announced its Half Year Results 2020-21 showing Group revenue up 9.8%, driven by strong parcel growth at both Royal Mail and GLS. Group reported operating loss of £20 million and Group adjusted operating profit of £37 million.
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Royal Mail is introducing a weekend extension for over 15,000 existing priority postboxes from 21 November.
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Poste Italiane signed a preliminary agreement with Post NL and the German company Mutares Holding late yesterday evening, for the acquisition of the entire capital of Nexive Group.
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The U.S. Postal Service today reported its financial results for fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019 – Sept. 30, 2020), as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an unpredictable impact on the economy and the Postal Service.
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The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is ready to facilitate mail voting for Senior Citizens, PWD, Indigenous People and Pregnant Women for the coming 2022 national elections, if required.
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