Stamp prices should rise by a penny from next spring, the postal regulator is expected to announce next week.
Postcomm is likely to suggest that alongside the increase, which would net Royal Mail ý170m a year, the company should face tougher performance targets and a compensation scheme for customers.
Read MoreRoyal Mail has launched its most extensive and developed online campaign to date, in an attempt to inform its customers about the core services that it offers through the Internet. The campaign centres around the Royal Mail Special Delivery service and allows the service to be booked online for the first time. However, the campaign is part of a wider strategy for the company
Read MoreTDG is to provide cold store and depot facilities for food supplier Delice de France in what is hoped will be a longterm relationship. The deal will allow Delice to continue to expand its services in the south of England.
Read MoreLynx Express this week announced that it has completed implementation of a 5 year contract with Redcats (formerly Empire Stores) – the UKs fourth largest mail order company.
Read MoreNew drugs could be brought to market more quickly if a web-based delivery service from international logistics group TNT Express lives up to expectations.
TNT has developed a system called the Clinical Trial Network (CTN). It allows doctors, drug companies and test laboratories to communicate more effectively when planning shipments of goods used in clinical trials. CTN went live in Europe last year, and is about to be deployed globally.
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