subscribe News 15 October 2018 It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas as RM begins recruitment campaign Royal Mail has launched its annual recruitment drive for thousands of seasonal workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping parcels. Around 23,000 jobs are available across the UK in Royal Mail and Pa... Read More 12 October 2018 A million people in the UK ‘live in food deserts’ claims report More than a million people in the UK live in ‘food deserts’ – areas where poverty, poor public transport and a lack of big supermarkets severely limit access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables, according to a study by thi... Read More 11 October 2018 PO to expand number of branches within WHS stores The number of Post Office branches within WHSmith stores will be extended under a new agreement announced today (October 11). WHSmith currently runs 135 Post Offices within their high street stores throughout the country. Under the new agre... Read More 09 October 2018 Retail sales cool in September Total UK retail sales grew by 0.7% last month, compared with 2.3% growth during September 2017. These are the lowest growth figures for a year. The figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and accountant KPMG revealed that excluding... Read More 08 October 2018 Is Amazon about to open "bricks and mortar" c-stores in the UK? Amazon is looking to acquire a “significant number” of smaller retail sites in order to open its Amazon go store concept in the UK, according to media reports over the weekend. An article in The Sunday Times said Amazon is... Read More 05 October 2018 Award-winning PO sold to Co-op Award-winning subpostmasters Paul and Gail Mather have sold their Sherston Post Office & Stores to Midcounties Co-operative after running it for 14 years. The 1,800sq ft branch, located in the village of Sherston in Wiltshire, was sold... Read More 03 October 2018 MoneyGram withdrawn from 3,500 PO branches Post Office Ltd has written to approximately 3,500 branches advising that MoneyGram services are to be withdrawn. Currently MoneyGram pays HMRC a registration charge of £135 per year for each branch offering the service - regardless o... Read More 02 October 2018 Government to tackle food waste in retail and manufacturing The government today (October 2) said it will set up a pilot scheme to reduce food waste, specifically addressing surplus food from retail and manufacturing. The scheme, which will be supported by £15m of additional funding, will be d... Read More 01 October 2018 Royal Mail shares plunge after profits warning Royal Mail shares ended 18% lower today (Monday October 1) after it warned on profits in an unscheduled trading update. The mails provider said cost savings would be just £100m this year rather than the £230m forecast. Addr... Read More 25 September 2018 Royal Mail announces Xmas posting dates Royal Mail has announced its last posting dates for Christmas 2018. In the UK, the latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2018 are Tuesday December 18 for second class mail, Thursday December 20 for first class mail and Friday Decem... Read More 12345next >last >>