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  • New Non-Executive Directors join Post Office

    The Post Office has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors to its Board.
    Ken McCall, chief operating officer of Europcar Groupe SA, and Carla Stent, who has held a number of senior positions in banking, private equity and retail industry, will join the Board this month.
    Post Office chairman Tim Parker said: “I am delighted to welcome Ken and Carla to their roles with the Post Office.

  • 37 MILLION SET TO SEE IN THE NEW YEAR FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME

    Big night in trend continues with three out of four UK adults (73 per cent) opting to stay home ….with one in seven of us (14 per cent) spending the evening alone For those entertaining, damages from house parties will add £143 to cost of the evening Thirtysomethings are set to be the biggest New Year’s Eve spenders
    Three-quarters of UK adults (37 million) expect to welcome 2016 in from the

  • ESCAPE CHRISTMAS BLUES ON A BARGAIN NEW YEAR BREAK

    Powerful pound gives tourists up to 18 per cent more travel cash year-on-year Cyprus and Lanzarote top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains Malaysia and Mexico lead destinations where sterling is strongest Orlando is cheapest long haul destination – despite the dominant dollar
    A combination of too much turkey, family friction and cold wintery weather is the annual signal for t

  • IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AT 7.00 P.M. ON CHRISTMAS EVE


    Decorating the Christmas tree is top moment to get Brits in the festive mood Receiving Christmas cards guaranteed to spark that first ‘Festive Feeling’ for one in five Brits prefer sipping mulled wine to kissing under the mistletoe Last recommended posting date for First Class mail is Monday 21st December

    21.12.15: With Christmas Day just around the corner, Christmas parties an

  • Christmas gifting overseas: 20.7 million have a relative living abroad

    Post Office analysis of money transfers reveals 16th December1 is expected to be the busiest day of the year for international payments Rise of the ’Multi-Country family’ (MCF) is driving international Christmas money transfers, as 41 per cent of UK adults currently have at least one relative living abroad The number of people with more than five relatives abroad has doubled in the past five year

  • 12TH DECEMBER DUBBED ‘SEND-BACK SATURDAY’ AS TWO THIRDS OF ONLINE SHOPPERS PLAN TO RETURN ANY UNWANTED PURCHASES PRE-CHRISTMAS

    12TH DECEMBER DUBBED ‘SEND-BACK SATURDAY’ AS TWO THIRDS OF ONLINE SHOPPERS PLAN TO RETURN ANY UNWANTED PURCHASES PRE-CHRISTMAS
    Post Office is braced for ‘Send-back Saturday’ as Brits are set to return a predicted £160million[i] worth of goods this weekend One in ten (9 per cent) shoppers return items to ensure they get money back for Christmas Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of people

  • Post Office ramps up for Christmas by offering over 500,000 extra opening hours throughout the festive period

    Post Office ramps up for Christmas by offering over 500,000 extra opening hours throughout the festive period A whopping 3,000 branches will be open on Sundays Over 500 Self Service Kiosks now offer easy access for customers returning online shopping via Royal Mail services A ‘cavalry’ of over 600 extra ‘Christmas Makers’ set to work in branch to support over the festive period Post Office ex

  • STRONG STERLING MEANS RESORT PRICES HEAD DOWNHILL FOR UK SKIERS

    Prices are down in three-quarters of resorts surveyed for Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report with double digit percentage falls in over a third
    Prices remain cheapest in Bansko with Kranjska Gora running a close second
    Italy is cheapest of the ‘Big Four’ ski countries with third-placed Livigno challenging Eastern Europe on value
    Sestriere is lowest-priced of 10 world-class resor

  • HSBC BUSINESS CUSTOMERS TO ACCESS SERVICES AT THE POST OFFICE

    Post Office will now accept banking transactions from HSBC’s business customers as it extends a number of services already offered to HSBC’s personal customers.
    The move will allow HSBC business customers to pay in cash, withdraw funds as well as check their account balance. The Post Office, with its extensive branch network, will provide HSBC customers access to 11,500 Post Office branches to

  • RESEARCH AHEAD OF SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY REVEALS PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO SHOP LOCAL AS POST OFFICE INVESTMENT IN UK SMALL BUSINESS HITS 5000 MARK


    £ Multi Million investment programme one of biggest in UK retail history
    Postal Affairs Minister, Baroness Neville-Rolfe officially opens 5000 milestone branch Post Office modernisation programme delivers extra 150,000 opening hours a week for customers Modernised branches benefiting from an average ten per cent increase in retail sales A quarter more likely to shop local than five

  • 5000TH MODERN POST OFFICE MILESTONE REACHED IN LARGEST EVER BRANCH INVESTMENT PROGRAMME

    Investment programme to modernise the network5,000TH branch milestone celebrated at Caterways Post OfficeFirst Post Office for Caterways residentsParliamentary Under Secretary Baroness Neville-Rolfe “cuts the ribbon” at landmark branchThe Post Office’s biggest ever £2 billion branch investment programme has reached its 5,000th modern branch milestone with the opening of a new Post Office for Cater

  • POST OFFICE MONEY LAUNCHES NEW CAR INSURANCE PRODUCT FOR THE OVER 50s

    New over 50s Car Insurance product from Post Office Money, available from today, is rated 5* by Defaqto Post Office Money is committed to becoming one of the UK’s leading financial services providers
    Post Office Money today announces the launch of its brand new 5* Car Insurance product for the over 50s. This new product, available in branch, online and by phone, marks the latest addition t

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