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  • MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY, DUBBED “RO-MANIC MONDAY” AS NATION GOES ONLINE FOR VALENTINE’S GIFTS

    Monday 8th February when nation’s online searches for Valentine’s gifts peakMen most generous spending an average of £55 compared to women who are set to spend £25 on averageHalf of men (50 per cent) will buy gifts compared to 37 per cent of women Men most likely to be last minute lovers - one in five (22 per cent) leave it to within a couple of days of 14th to purchase presentsToday has been dub

  • 33 MILLION* UK ADULTS IMPACTED BY THEIR PARENTS’ SAVINGS HABITS

    Two-thirds (66 per cent) of people say their savings habits is impacted by their parents Nine million (18 per cent) think their parents were bad savers ..and eight per cent hold them responsible for having a negative impact on their own savings Savings begins at home: Post Office Money encourages families to talk to their children about the importance of saving
    Two-thirds of the UK (66 per

  • POST OFFICE RESULTS FOR SIX MONTHS ENDING 27 SEPTEMBER 2015

    Interim results show continuing progress in the journey towards commercial sustainability Modernisation of the network continues at pace as the Post Office improves its operating efficiency Major milestone achieved of over 3000 branches open seven days a week
    The Post Office has today published interim results for the six months of the financial year up until 27 September 2015.
    The re

  • POST OFFICE: BRANCHES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN UK’S BANKING INFRASTRUCTURE – NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

    POST OFFICE: BRANCHES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN UK’S BANKING INFRASTRUCTURE – NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
    New Social Market Foundation research reveals how consumers are balancing their use of technology and branch-based banking services Post Office: ‘Findings are critical for industry and policymakers in ensuring the financial needs of all are understood’
    A new study, ‘Balancing Bricks and Click

  • SUNNY FORECAST FOR HOLIDAYMAKERS AS PRICES FALL ABROAD

    Post Office® Travel Money’s 10th Holiday Money Report reveals best value hotspots (postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport)
    Prices plummet by up to 31 per cent in over half of resorts and cities worldwide 19 per cent price fall makes Portugal’s Algarve cheapest for UK tourists Cape Town powers past Bali to become best value for long haul travellers Australia, Costa Rica, Iceland, Vietnam and Per

  • New Non-Executive Directors join Post Office

    The Post Office has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors to its Board.
    Ken McCall, chief operating officer of Europcar Groupe SA, and Carla Stent, who has held a number of senior positions in banking, private equity and retail industry, will join the Board this month.
    Post Office chairman Tim Parker said: “I am delighted to welcome Ken and Carla to their roles with the Post Office.

  • 37 MILLION SET TO SEE IN THE NEW YEAR FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME

    Big night in trend continues with three out of four UK adults (73 per cent) opting to stay home ….with one in seven of us (14 per cent) spending the evening alone For those entertaining, damages from house parties will add £143 to cost of the evening Thirtysomethings are set to be the biggest New Year’s Eve spenders
    Three-quarters of UK adults (37 million) expect to welcome 2016 in from the

  • ESCAPE CHRISTMAS BLUES ON A BARGAIN NEW YEAR BREAK

    Powerful pound gives tourists up to 18 per cent more travel cash year-on-year Cyprus and Lanzarote top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains Malaysia and Mexico lead destinations where sterling is strongest Orlando is cheapest long haul destination – despite the dominant dollar
    A combination of too much turkey, family friction and cold wintery weather is the annual signal for t

  • IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AT 7.00 P.M. ON CHRISTMAS EVE


    Decorating the Christmas tree is top moment to get Brits in the festive mood Receiving Christmas cards guaranteed to spark that first ‘Festive Feeling’ for one in five Brits prefer sipping mulled wine to kissing under the mistletoe Last recommended posting date for First Class mail is Monday 21st December

    21.12.15: With Christmas Day just around the corner, Christmas parties an

  • Christmas gifting overseas: 20.7 million have a relative living abroad

    Post Office analysis of money transfers reveals 16th December1 is expected to be the busiest day of the year for international payments Rise of the ’Multi-Country family’ (MCF) is driving international Christmas money transfers, as 41 per cent of UK adults currently have at least one relative living abroad The number of people with more than five relatives abroad has doubled in the past five year

  • 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

  • Post Office ramps up for Christmas by offering over 500,000 extra opening hours throughout the festive period

    Post Office ramps up for Christmas by offering over 500,000 extra opening hours throughout the festive period A whopping 3,000 branches will be open on Sundays Over 500 Self Service Kiosks now offer easy access for customers returning online shopping via Royal Mail services A ‘cavalry’ of over 600 extra ‘Christmas Makers’ set to work in branch to support over the festive period Post Office ex

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