POST OFFICE: BRANCHES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN UK’S BANKING INFRASTRUCTURE – NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
New Social Market Foundation research reveals how consumers are balancing their use of technology and branch-based banking services
Post Office: ‘Findings are critical for industry and policymakers in ensuring the financial needs of all are understood’
A new study, ‘Balancing Bricks and Click
Post Office® Travel Money’s 10th Holiday Money Report reveals best value hotspots (postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport)
Prices plummet by up to 31 per cent in over half of resorts and cities worldwide
19 per cent price fall makes Portugal’s Algarve cheapest for UK tourists
Cape Town powers past Bali to become best value for long haul travellers
Australia, Costa Rica, Iceland, Vietnam and Per
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.
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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
£ 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
