Rural post offices are closing at the rate of 700 a year, more than ever
before.
Each week, at least two rural post offices close in Scotland alone. Many
more are just managing to cling on to their business.
Fritz Bolkestein has a go at UK for all talk no action
Read MoreThe European commission, attacked the government yesterday,
questioning its commitment to open up the postal sector to
competition and abolish the Post Office’s monopoly.
Senior executives at Night- freight have announced amanagement buyout of the UK parcels company, valuing it at £35.1m ( 55.1m).
Read MoreNew research has shown the Post Office brand to be among the most powerful in the UK, rating 30 per cent higher on average than many high street brands
for being easy to deal with, helpful, knowledgeable and personal. The study,
by research experts Millward Brown, compared the brand with those of Marks and
Spencer, Shell, Tesco and British Gas. The difference was even more pronounced
against newer brands, also used in the research, such as Microsoft, Virgin and
Amazon.
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