All Post Office articles – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionDurian fruit creates panic at the post office
Twelve German workers required medical help last week
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NewsNisa retailer who opened store just before pandemic celebrates success
Harry Ahmed launched his Nisa Local in Greenock at the start of March, moving into a 1,500 sq ft purpose-built unit
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NewsIndependent inquiry announced for Post Office Horizon IT scandal
The review will consider whether the Post Office has learned lessons from the Horizon dispute and court case
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NewsPayzone sees 2,300 retailer sign-ups in past six months
Owned by the Post Office since 2018, Payzone now has terminals in 24,000 locations
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith revenues plunge 85% in global lockdown period
WH Smith has said its revenues slumped by 85% year-on-year in April amid widespread coronavirus lockdowns and a collapse in air travel as the coronavirus outbreak has a “significant” impact on its business.
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: how to start selling on Amazon
In the third instalment of our free Guide for SMEs series, we break down how small businesses can set up and sell on Amazon
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NewsPost Office extends coronavirus payment measures for postmasters
The new payment includes those operating multiple branches and is generated from May’s trading
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Catriona Chick, retail services manager, Spar
Through her work at Spar, Catriona is ‘making shopping fun and exciting, rather than a chore’
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NewsPost Office rolls out cash delivery service for vulnerable customers
The National Shielding Service is a working partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions to determine if customers need a cash delivery
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NewsSweet Talk convenience chain up to 800 deliveries a day since lockdown
Sales are up 37% despite a significant decline in store footfall
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NewsJempson’s hails boosted c-store trade and premium range for solid growth
The group grew overall gross sales by 4% to £32.9m compared with 2018
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NewsACS calls for government action on business rates and shoplifting ahead of budget
The Association of Convenience Stores has pressed for changes to policies on business rates, crime and employment costs
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must take on the corporate tax avoiders feasting on our high streets
Our high streets have been in decay for decades. It’s time we stood up to Amazon and levelled the playing field, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsFund for free-to-use ATMs set for £4m cash injection
Link set up a request for an ATM fund in October through which individuals and businesses could apply for a free-to-use cash machine
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NewsPost Office to pay out £60m as it settles major litigation case with sub-postmasters
The long-running case was finally settled after several days locked in mediation
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lucy Squires, marketing manager, Rubies in the Rubble
One of our Top New Talent class of 2019, Lucy talks us through life at Rubies in the Rubble
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NewsPost Office to increase postmaster pay by 10%
The £37m pay bump is made up of a £20m increase during 2020/21 and the £17m a year rise already announced in August 2019
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NewsConvenience sector welcomes Barclays’ U-turn on Post Office cash withdrawals
Barclays had been the only one of 28 banks partnered with the Post Office to refuse to sign new terms
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Comment & Opinion‘Direct from consumer’ recycling schemes are silly - we need better ideas
The industry has proved it’s capable of employing simpler, more promising tactics in the war on plastic
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NewsNisa store in Sale reopens within hours of ram-raid attack
Ram-raiders targeted Hamant Patel’s Manor Avenue, Sale, shop in the early hours of Saturday 14 September