Bosses of Royal Mail, Britain’s biggest postal service, have warned that a combination of strict Covid regulations, self-isolating staff and an unprecedented rise in online shopping are impacting Christmas deliveries. Royal Mail has employed around 33,000 temporary workers, in addition to its 115,000 postmen and women, but it may not be enough to get all
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Research by Royal Mail has found that one in ten Brits (11%) plan to send up to ten more Christmas cards this year, as lockdown restrictions limit the amount of friends and family they can physically mingle with over the festive period. One in ten (11%) UK adults plan to send more Christmas cards this
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As an incentive for people to shop in person and for online retailers to lease physical stores, international property firm Colliers International suggests that the government should create a two-tiered VAT system where shoppers would be charged 15% for purchases in stores and 22.5% for online transactions. Meanwhie, Tesco chief executive David Lewis has again
Spring Fair and Autumn Fair organiser Ascential has launched a strategic review of its exhibitions division as it announces plans to focus on its digital business. Press reports suggest that this could lead to the sale of its trade and consumer shows and generate between £250 million and £300 million. Its strong annual results revealed
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The winners of this year’s Licensing Awards were revealed on September 13 at a black tie ball held at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The crowning accolade of the evening was given to Ian Downes, Managing Director of Start Licensing, who was given a standing ovation as he was presented with the Honorary Achievement Award
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The UK Greeting Card Association (GCA) has been encouraging greetings publishers and retailers to make an early start on sending out Christmas cards, in the hope that their recipients will be similarly inspired to put pen to card. The GCA estimates that around 100,000 people are working directly and indirectly within the greetings card industry,
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