Carriers keep pushing the envelope
Business-to-consumer deliveries may be tricky, but express carriers are getting smarter at handling them effectively, and are streamlining their B2B service as they do so.
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Mail User Study – what is driving direct mail
Results of UK survey. Further studies will survey Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. Survey objective is to identify which countries have been successful in developing their direct mail markets and why.
P:LIBRARYPostalMail Users Survey Spring 03. Postal Solutionsl.pdf
Autumn date for UK GBP40m postal centre
Work is well under way on Royal Mail’s new distribution hub near Rugby. The GBP 40 million Crick site, at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, will be operational by the autumn and will employ nearly 600 people. The site will be at the centre of Royal Mail’s new transport network which will use roads, rail and air. Mail from all over the country will be processed at the site, which will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Read MoreFuture of UK rural post offices in doubt
The future of nearly 6,800 rural UK post offices was thrown into doubt last night after it emerged that a European Commission decision on a crucial Pounds 450 million aid package has been delayed until the summer. Although the Government has already pledged money to maintain the loss-making rural post office network, it needs Commission approval before the cash can be paid. A decision from commissioners was expected this month but has been delayed.
Read More1p rise for First and Second class basic UK postage on May 8
First and Second class basic postage prices will rise by 1p on Thursday, May 8, Royal Mail confirmed today. The basic First Class stamp will rise to 28p and basic Second Class postage increases to 20p. It will be the first increase in the basic First Class stamp since April 2000. The basic 19p Second Class stamp is currently at the same price as it was at the end of 1993. Royal Mail had earlier this month said May 8 was the intended date for price rises to take effect. However, confirmation of the date has had to await today’s announcement from the postal regulator, Postcomm, on its three-year price control for Royal Mail.
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