Royal Mail
This coverage analyses Royal Mail’s operations, policies, and performance as they affect retailers and their logistics strategies in the UK. Reporting covers service updates, pricing changes, industrial actions, and innovations relevant to retail supply chains and customer delivery expectations. Designed for retail executives and operations managers, the content supports decisions on shipping, fulfilment, and customer service planning.
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Mar- 2023 -10 MarchSupermarkets
Tesco sounds out John Allan replacements
Tesco has reportedly begun sounding out potential replacements for its long-time chairman John Allan, according to Sky News. City sources told Sky that a number of big boardroom figures had been approached by headhunters working for Tesco in recent weeks. Allan will step down next year, by which time he…
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Jan- 2023 -20 JanuaryEconomy
December retail sales fall 1% despite Christmas boost
Retail sales volumes fell by 1% in December 2022 after a 0.5% fall in November 2022, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Alongside this, sales volumes were down 1.7% compared with pre-pandemic levels in February 2020. Non-food store sales volumes also dropped 2.1% over December. ONS…
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10 JanuaryHigh Street
Card Factory ups FY guidance amid strong Xmas sales
Card Factory has raised its full-year guidance following a year of “good momentum” across the business, with sales boosted by a return to high street spending, particularly over the Christmas trading period. The group anticipates that EBITDA in FY23 will now be at least £106m, up from a previous guidance…
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Dec- 2022 -12 DecemberSupermarkets
Tesco begins search for independent chairman replacement
Tesco has reportedly begun proceedings to find a replacement for its independent chairman, John Allan, who will step down in 2024, according to Sky News. Under UK corporate governance rules, Allan will be ‘timed out’ in just over a year, meaning he would no longer be regarded as an independent…
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7 DecemberOnline & Digital
Moonpig lowers sales forecast ahead of uncertain Christmas
Greeting card retailer Moonpig has lowered its sales forecast for 2023 to £320m down from £350m in the half year to 31 October 2022. The company cited challenging trading conditions in October and November, including Royal Mail strikes, as the reason for changing its forecast. It has seen mild growth…
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5 DecemberElectrical
Curry’s ditches Royal Mail ahead of Christmas strikes
Curry’s has ditched Royal Mail as its delivery provider amid a series of Christmas strikes at the firm. As first reported by The Telegraph and since confirmed by Curry’s CEO Alex Baldock on BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Show, the retailer is to stop using Royal Mail to deliver its products “for…
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Oct- 2022 -20 OctoberFeatures
Why Scurri predicts a spartan Black Friday
Can you tell us a little bit about Scurri and what it offers as a platform? Scurri is a cloud-based delivery management platform that connects and optimises online ordering, shipping and delivery. We like to call what we do ‘connecting commerce’, because we help retailers get their parcels into the…
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Aug- 2022 -10 AugustSupply Chain
Royal Mail faces FY loss as strikes get green light
Royal Mail has warned it could face a full-year loss as over 115,000 postal workers are set to partake in the biggest strike of summer, after calling for a “dignified, proper pay rise”. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail Group workers, confirmed that workers will take strike…
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Jan- 2022 -11 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Very Group sales spike 22% over festive period
The Very Group has welcomed a period of “strong” trading in the run-up to Christmas, with sales increasing 21.9% in the seven-week period ended 24 December 2021. In light of the effects of the pandemic last Christmas, its latest results were given against its sales two years ago. As more…
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Aug- 2021 -17 AugustSupply Chain
Post Office and DPD partner for ‘click and collect’ services
The Post Office and DPD have announced a new partnership that will see parcels delivered directly to its branches for click-and-collect services, opening up its network to external carriers for the first time in its 360-year history. The service will initially be available at around 250 Post Offices this month…
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