Leaders of a million businessmen and women who work from home tonight attacked plans to deliver post later in the day and end second deliveries. The Royal Mail said the changes, to be tested in 14 areas of the UK, will mean a single delivery arriving by lunchtime. Royal Mail said some people will receive later deliveries, although others could see no change, or even have post delivered earlier than at present.
Read MoreBirmingham-based Business Post, one of the four companies with licenses to compete with the Post Office, has rubbished talk that the competition would lead to the collapse of the national mail service. Business Post’s chief executive Paul Carvell said yesterday talk of the Post Office’s imminent collapse was overdone. ‘I bet you the Royal Mail will still have 95 per cent of that market in two to three years time,’ he said. ‘A few players like us coming in and taking a few percentage points will not do the damage they are saying. ‘I’d be the happiest chief executive in Birmingham if I had around three to four per cent market share in the next four years.’
Read MoreThe profitable – or otherwise – monopoly of the Post Office is about to be challenged by the Birmingham-based Business Post. “Mail is profitable. Don’t believe this ‘it costs 28p to deliver a 27p letter’ talk. The mail itself is profitable — it is all the overheads which the Post Office carries that drag it down.” So says Paul Carvell, chief executive of Business Post. Business Post believes it can undercut prices and provide time-sensitive services.
Read MoreRival post boxes to Royal Mail could be set up in supermarkets, garages and high street shops under plans by Business Post, the Birmingham mail group.
Business Post is in talks with potential partners to establish a high-street presence to compete with Royal Mail, and also wants to put its own collection boxes in post offices. A machine with Business Post stamps may be attached to the post box, or stamps could be bought from retailers hosting the new post boxes.
Post Office administrator Consignia has agreed a deal with Safeway to process all non-grocery goods returned by customers at its 447 stores and send them to their suppliers.
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