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  • 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

  • PAY LESS AS YOU GO With launch of Post Office Mobile

    Post Office enters mobile market with the launch of its first ever Pay As You Go service Gives customers great savings with super low standard rates on calls and texts, along with double top-up credit rewards every 30 daysNationally, available online and via Post Office Mobile's dedicated UK customer service team, with branch network roll out commencing in North WestPost Office Mobile uses EE's ne

  • COST OF STAMP DUTY IS NOW HALF THE AMOUNT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE GOVERNMENT REFORMS

    Stamp duty on the average UK home is now half the amount it would have been following changes made in the Autumn Statement, falling to £3,653 Under the old system, the average UK home would currently cost £8,192 in stamp duty alone 98.3 per cent of buyers and movers will pay less in stamp duty as a result of December’s reforms Forecasts indicate the cost of stamp duty will continue to rise, but e

  • ​Post Office announces the launch of Post Office Money

    Post Office today announces the launch of its new brand, Post Office Money, which will bring together all of its multi-award winning financial products under one umbrella. This is a significant step to cement the Post Office as one of the UK’s leading financial service challengers and continues its successful joint venture with the Bank of Ireland.

  • Post Office Chairman to stand down in July

    Alice Perkins is to stand down as Chairman of Post Office Ltd after four years overseeing the transformation of one of the UK's most important businesses.
    She has decided to announce this now to allow ample time for the recruitment of her successor and a handover period before she stands down in July.
    She has overseen the separation of Post Office Ltd from Royal Mail and the formation of the

  • Statement on CWU strike proposal in Post Office admin and supply chain

    The Post Office has said that the CWU is being irresponsible in its decision to propose strike action on 12th December in its Admin and Supply Chain network. It has urged the CWU to reconsider the business’s offer of a six per cent pay rise - plus cash payments for colleagues in Supply Chain – over three years.

  • Capitalise On Christmas Shopping Bargain Breaks

    - Prague is bargain choice for a two-night Christmas Markets break this winter - Riga is lowest-priced in the eurozone and cheaper for Christmas gifts than London

  • Bargain Hunters Can Shave Hundeds Of Pounds Off Gift Items On A New York Shopping Trip

    - Designer labels cost up to 73 per cent less in New York - Seventh annual Post Office® Travel Money Christmas Shopping Guide reveals almost one-in-five items surveyed cost over 50 per cent more in London - Sister brands Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister offer richest pickings in New York (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasshopping2014)

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