WHSmith.co.uk has ditched Royal Mail in favour of a private delivery company to help allay customer concerns over late deliveries. The e-tailer has appointed Business Express to handle the delivery of its online orders in future, rather than rely on the standard Royal Mail service.
Read More2001 DMA ROYAL MAIL AWARDS WINNERS 2001 – list of winners
Read MoreGlobal Crossing (NYSE: GX) has begun the implementation of a fully managed wide area network for the Royal Mail in the UK under a contract with Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems worth an estimated GBP23 million. Royal Mail is the nationwide postal service operated by holding company Consignia.
Read MoreThe Royal Mail last night issued a fresh warning of heavy job losses amongst its 200,000 staff after its parent company Consignia crashed to a £281million loss for the first half of the year. Neville Bain the Chairman of Consignia said that the escalating losses underlined the urgency of achieving the £1.2billion cost savings announced this summer.
Read MoreINCREASING labour costs, poor industrial relations and unimaginative leadership have contributed to the “appalling” losses announced by Consignia, the Post Office consumer watchdog said last night.
Peter Carr, the chairman of Postwatch, delivered a scathing verdict on the performance of Consignia’s management and said that a change at the top was the company’s only chance of returning to profit.
Read More
Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.
