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  • ONLINE MARKETPLACE SELLING BOOMS WITH 45% SELLING IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, AS ALMOST HALF SAY IT’LL HELP WITH THE COST OF CHRISTMAS

    The research comes as Post Office announces new in-branch services with DPD and Evri, offering more opportunity, choice and convenience for sellers
    Almost half (45 percent) take up online marketplace selling to manage Christmas costs One in four (28 percent) want to start online selling but have no idea where to start, as Post Office and financial expert share top tips
    49 percent say hy

  • Revealed: Riga and Stockholm are this year’s best bargains for a Christmas market break in Europe

    Riga has retained its place as the best value Christmas Market break for the fifth time in a Post Office comparison of 12 European cities (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasmarkets) Stockholm is a surprise runner-up in the annual barometer, thanks to low package prices Vienna and Copenhagen remain the most expensive cities Prices have fallen in half the cities surveyed with the biggest falls in Stoc

  • Business Cash deposits up over 3% month-on-month in October

    Business cash deposits totalled £1.12 billion in October, up 3.3% month-on-month (£1.09 billion, September 2023) Personal cash deposits and withdrawals were relatively flat month-on-month with £1.32 billion deposited by personal customers (+0.8% month-on-month) and £821 million withdrawn (+0.5% month-on-month) In total, £3.3 billion worth of cash was deposited and withdrawn over the counter at Po

  • Post Office partners with DPD and Evri to launch new in-branch parcel delivery services

    Post Office opens up a new wave of delivery services from its branches as it launches multiple-carrier service to help give customers more choice at the counter when sending parcels. 76% of the population sent parcels last year but 40% of people admit sending parcels can be stressful[1] and almost half (48%) wish there were more delivery providers available to choose from at one location.
    P

  • Cash deposits in September dip 3% month-on-month

    Business and personal cash deposits totalled £2.4 billion in September, down 3% month-on-month (£2.47 billion, August 2023) Cash transactions such as withdrawals and deposits at Post Offices totalled £3.25 billion in September, down month-on-month (£3.34 billion, August 2023) Personal cash withdrawals totalled £818 million in September, down 2% month-on-month (£834 million, August 2023). Cash wit

  • FIVE CONVICTIONS IN POST OFFICE CASES OVERTURNED AT SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT

    Five convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2001-2006 were overturned at Southwark Crown Court today, 27 September 2023.
    A Post Office spokesperson said:
    “We are deeply sorry for past wrongs. We’re doing our utmost to ensure any injustices are put right and full, fair compensation paid.
    “We strongly encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted for any reason

  • Winter sun set to shine on Far East holiday resorts

    Strength of sterling sees prices plummet in long haul hotspots: Post Office finds falls in over 88% of the destinations also surveyed last year Falling local prices combine with a weaker Vietnamese dong to help Hoi An retain its place as best value of 30 long haul destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a bargain this winter, taking five of the 10 best value barometer place

  • Winter sun set to shine on Far East holiday resorts

    Strength of sterling sees prices plummet in long haul hotspots: Post Office finds falls in over 88% of the destinations also surveyed last year Falling local prices combine with a weaker Vietnamese dong to help Hoi An retain its place as best value of 30 long haul destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a bargain this winter, taking five of the 10 best value barometer place

  • Post Office fills the retail gap left by demise of local high streets to become one-stop-shops for local communities

    Post Office is evolving and expanding its retail offering in branches to turn them into one-stop shops to further support communities, by helping to fill the gap left by the demise of local high streets.

    The shifts in consumers’ traditional retail patterns have seen a growing trend to shop local and stay local - a trend that emerged during the pandemic and has remained. 
    As the UK’s lar

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