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17 February 2018 00:01

Choose rates for gain: Holidaymakers can cash in by swapping to destinations where sterling is surging in value

Post Office reveals what the value of sterling means for holidaymakers
Sterling now stronger year-on-year against 80 per cent of holiday currencies Biggest gains of up to 16.7 per cent against long haul currencies ‘Dollar destinations’ – USA, Caribbean and Middle Eastern resorts – are 11.5-12 per cent weaker against sterling and down five per cent in the past three months Position is

31 January 2018 09:48

£1.6 billion a year spent on impulsive purchases via social media

A quarter make impulse purchases on social media on a monthly basis, spending an average of £318 per user per year 65% had regrets about their purchases One in seven confess to ‘financial upgrading’ – buying something more expensive than they had planned Despite this, nearly half say social media has no impact upon their spending habits More than half fell short of their

29 January 2018 13:27

Post Office scoops Diversity and Inclusion award at Employee Engagement Awards

26 January 2018
Post Office was delighted to be announced as the winner of the Diversity and Inclusion at last night’s (25th January) Employee Engagement Awards.
The awards, in association with People Insight, are the first and only global awards dedicated to employee engagement. They span 18 categories, covering areas such as unsung heroes to reward and recognition.
In 2017, Post Off

New 24 hours a day Post Office branch at 71 New Oxford Street, one of 25 new Post Offices opening due to open in London this year. PRESS ASSOCIATION - Matt Alexander/PA Wire

18 January 2018 12:19

Post Office branches out in central London to meet growing demand for services

• New branch the first of 25 set to open in central London over next 12 months • Open 24 hours as part of a new convenience store, bringing flexibility to customers for mails, banking and online shopping • Expanding in central London to supplement existing Post Office branches and serve growing customer demand

13 January 2018 10:30

Worldwide barometer reveals price falls in holiday hotspots

Post Office Holiday Money Report identifies destinations where the holiday purse will stretch furthest in 2018 (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport) • Sunny Beach, Bulgaria tops chart of 42 destinations for the first time • Japan is runner up and cheapest for long haul holidaymakers • Cape Town, South Africa and Porec, Croatia enter best value top 10

29 December 2017 23:06

Alwen Lyons, former Company Secretary at the Post Office, to receive royal recognition for her contribution to the Post Office

It was announced in the New Year’s Honours List that Alwen Lyons, former Company Secretary at the Post Office, is to receive the OBE in recognition of her commitment and contribution throughout a remarkable career spanning 33 years.

Alwen has held a number of key roles during her many years with the Post Office, culminating in her becoming the inaugural Company Secretary for Post Of

20 December 2017 09:46

Post Office turnaround delivers first profit in 16 years as new Government investment ensures services thrive for the future

Biggest transformation programme in UK retail history results in Post Office making £13m profit in financial year 2016/17
£370 million Government investment will enable the Post Office to continue to grow and modernise its network and services
Post Office turnaround reducing its reliance on public funds
7,500 branches transformed since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer and

15 December 2017 23:58

Better value beckons for family skiers as prices slide downhill in European ski resorts

• Prices drop in two-thirds of European family ski resorts surveyed by Post Office Travel Money and Crystal Ski Holidays (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Bansko has regained its position as the cheapest family ski resort • Bardonecchia is best value in Western Europe – almost half the cost in Wengen

1 December 2017 10:15

POST OFFICE SCOOPS GOLD AND SILVER AT BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

Post Office has been recognised as the Best Foreign Exchange Provider at the British Travel Awards, building on last year’s silver award, while the business also scooped the second prize for its travel insurance – making it ten gold and silver awards for Post Office travel insurance over the last decade.
The British Travel Awards brings together a range of companies from across the travel indus

30 November 2017 11:01

Holiday shoppers can bag Christmas gifts in New York for a little as one third the London price

• Bargain-hunting Britons can save up to 65 per cent on designer labels and 51 per cent on toys in New York • Four-in-five of 150 Christmas gift surveyed by Post Office Travel Money cost less in New York than in London • Savvy shoppers can buy a Duty Free Dream Dozen family gifts and save 40 per cent

22 November 2017 11:14

Post Office scores hat trick at Personal Finance Awards

Post Office has won the accolades for Best Overall Personal Finance Provider, Best Travel Insurance and Best Variable Rate Mortgage Lender at the prestigious Personal Finance awards 2017.

17 November 2017 11:33

Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 96 days to sell

• Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell fastest – an average of 41 and 50 days, with Liverpool and Belfast taking the longest time, despite being affordability hotspots for first-time buyers • Nationwide, the time it takes to sell a home is decreasing with properties in Edinburgh and Stoke-on-Trent taking 25 per cent less time to sell since last year

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