Investment programme to modernise the network5,000TH branch milestone celebrated at Caterways Post OfficeFirst Post Office for Caterways residentsParliamentary Under Secretary Baroness Neville-Rolfe “cuts the ribbon” at landmark branchThe Post Office’s biggest ever £2 billion branch investment programme has reached its 5,000th modern branch milestone with the opening of a new Post Office for Cater
Parents to spend £600 entertaining their children over the summer break – over £100 more than last year An additional £146 will be spent on fuel and a further £101 on childcare –taking the total possible cost to almost £900 Over half of all parents (55 per cent) worry about the cost of entertaining their children during the holidays One in five parents (18 per cent) will dip into their savings t
Almost a third of parents are planning All Inclusive holidays this year but…
All Inclusive is not so All Inclusive for the two-thirds of families who paid £233 on average extra for meals and drinks in local restaurants and bars on their last trip
A third or more also paid extra for a range of drinks at their All Inclusive hotel
Bargain hunters taking All Inclusive holidays i
Low resort costs decide the holiday destination for nine-in-ten of parents - according to new research by Post Office® Travel Money
Balearic Islands top list of good value destinations – but Turkey and Croatia lose ground
Only 25 per cent of parents stick to their budget while over half bust it by 30 per cent
Resort costs for meals, drinks and other tourist staples rate alongside transpor
On Sunday The Post Office launches a multi-channel campaign to demonstrate how it can empower the nation to take control of Christmas.
- Post Office building its role as key banking and payment provider at the heart of communities across the UK - Over 300 million cash withdrawals made at Post Office branches each year - 95 per cent of UK bank account holders can access accounts at any Post Office branch
- Maximum Size for Royal Mail’s Small Parcel format to almost double - Festive Price promotion comes into effect at Post Office branches on Monday 20th October means a saving of £1 on Second Class Small Parcels weighing between 1kg and 2kg
- New Drop Off points used to return home shopping via Royal Mail Pre-Paid Returns service - This is in addition to the 11,500 branches already operating this service offering new customers access to the growing need for the service - Almost three quarters (71 per cent¹) of online shoppers say Post Office branches are their preferred returns point
Dozens of street performers in London, Edinburgh and across the UK, took to the streets this weekend to help the Post Office celebrate its Sunday openings by performing the Commodores’ smash hit Easy (like Sunday Morning).
42-year-old performer Jules Maxine from Edinburgh, who took part in the campaign, said: “What is not to love about Sundays, my husband and I used to run a hotel and Sunday w
- Post Office takes significant steps towards commercial sustainability, reducing dependence on the taxpayer
- Despite a fall in revenue and a decline in network subsidy of £10m, operating profit before exceptional items increased £13m to £107m
- Over 2,000 branches transformed offering 50,000 more opening hours at end March 2014 and more than 1,000 open on Sundays
- Algarve supermarkets offer the cheapest prices for self-catering holidaymakers
- Shopping in mini-marts could cost up to 53 per cent extra
- Prices fall over 10 per cent in Greek Islands but rise over 20 per cent in Spanish resorts 28 per cent of families notch up self-catering bills of more than £100 but one-in-ten waste over £50 of food (www.postoffice.co.uk/selfcateringholidays201
The Post Office in partnership with Bank of Ireland UK, its financial services partner, has today announced its intention to widen distribution through the Legal & General Mortgage Club.
The launch through the Legal and General Mortgage Club will initially be through its appointed representatives, before rolling out to their Nouveau and directly authorised brokers.
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The Post Office has over 11,500 branches across the UK, 97% of these are run with retail partners on an agency or franchise basis. 99.7% of the population live within 3 miles of a Post Office and 93% live within 1 mile. Along with a significant online business, we are the biggest retail network in the UK, with more branches than all the banks and building societies combined.
