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  • BUSINESS AS USUAL IN OVER 97 PER CENT OF 11,600 POST BRANCHES DESPITE UNION’S CALL FOR STRIKE ACTION ON 3RD DECEMBER

    Strike action called in fewer than 300 branches, many of which will be open to maintain services for customers preparing for Christmas
    Post Office regrets unions’ refusal to agree way forward through talks, but confident disruption will be minimised
    The Post Office is reassuring customers that it will be business as usual over 97 per cent of its network of 11,600 branches on Saturday 3rd Dec

  • BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS SET TO SPEND £1.8 BILLION – DESPITE REPORTS OF ‘DISCOUNT FATIGUE’

    Shoppers plan to spend £1.8 billion over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, despite suggestions of ‘discount fatigue’ this shopping season Bargain hunters will spend an average of £152 each during these annual sales events While many will still head to the high street, online shoppers are half as likely to make an impulse purchase
    Despite reports of ‘discount fatigue’ among UK shopper, new res

  • Brand-savvy shoppers can use their duty free allowance to save hundreds of pounds on Christmas gifts in New York

    Research reveals savings of up to 62 per cent on Christmas gifts bought in New York compared with London (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmas-shopping) Savvy shoppers can save 43 per cent on a basket of 10 gifts within the duty free limit Caution advised over British and European brands, which could cost up to 67 per cent more in New York 
    As all eyes turn towards the USA in the wake of its

  • Two iconic brands combine as M&S accepts Post Office One4all gift cards

    Post Office One4all Gift Cards, the UK’s largest multi-retailer gift card, will be accepted at over 800 M&S stores across the UK making it the biggest high street retailer to join the scheme.
    With so much to choose at M&S - homeware, clothing and food the Post Office One4all Gift Card will make the perfect present this Christmas, especially as M&S joins with 120 other leading retail

  • Head to the Baltic for a bargain Christmas Markets break

    Tallinn is best value of 10 Christmas Markets cities surveyed in Europe – a third cheaper than Stockholm, the most expensive Designer goods cost less in seven of the European cities surveyed than in the UK – Munich and Budapest are over 10 per cent cheaper than London
    Tallinn has emerged as the bargain choice for a festive shopping break in the Post Office Travel Money Christmas Markets Ba

  • Post Office becomes the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance

    Post Office has become the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance cover as part of its Travel Insurance offering.
    The service will provide customers who experience flight delays of two or more hours with access to 650 lounges in over 300 airports*, allowing them to use their amenities and services while they wait for their flight. The service is free

  • MAJORITY OF POST OFFICE BRANCHES UNAFFECTED BY STRIKE ACTION ON 31st OCTOBER


     Business as usual for 50,000 people working in over 11,000 branches Post Office disappointed by strike action and committed to ongoing talks
     Changes needed to safeguarded Post Office services for the future Majority of Directly Managed branches open for business

    The Post Office has said that 99 per cent of its network of 11,600 branches are open for business and unaffected by

  • MAJORITY OF POST OFFICE BRANCHES UNAFFECTED BY UNION’S CALL FOR STRIKE ACTION ON 31st OCTOBER

    Business as usual for 50,000 people working in over 11,000 branches Post Office disappointed by strike action and committed to ongoing talks In September’s strike nearly 99% of the network open for customers Changes needed to safeguarded Post Office services for the future Contingency plans will minimise disruption of industrial action
    The Post Office has said the vast majority of its netwo

  • Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 91 days to sell

    Properties in Bristol and Edinburgh sell fastest – an average of 51 and 53 days, respectively Homes in Swansea and Liverpool have the longest wait to be sold, with the typical property taking over 100 days to sell in both of the cities House price hotspots Brighton and London, have seen the sharpest increase in the typical time that properties spend on the market - taking more than 20 per cent l

  • UK holidaymakers’ appetite for overseas travel remains buoyant despite sterling fall

    UK holidaymakers’ appetite for overseas travel remains buoyant despite sterling fall

    Fast on the heels of reports that sterling has slumped to a 31-year low against the US dollar comes news that purchases of foreign currency by UK holidaymakers are increasing rather than decreasing – suggesting a sustained appetite for overseas travel.In its latest Holiday Money Index, which surveys movemen

  • MAJORITY OF POST OFFICE BRANCHES WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY FURTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION


    Vast majority of Post Office branches are not involved in dispute Post Office disappointed by CWU call for strike In September’s strike over 98% of the network remained open Changes mean Post Office services are safeguarded for the future
    The Post Office has reassured its customers that the vast majority of its network of 11,600 branches will remain unaffected by industrial action c

  • Families can save £000s on half term holidays by swapping destinations

     Saturday 15 October 2016
    European half term breaks could cost families £1,570 but that could more than double to almost £3,600 depending on resort choice Savings of over £4,000 to be made on family long haul trips Costa del Sol is the best bet for a budget half term holiday Swap the Canaries for Thailand as prices in Phuket beat those in Lanzarote
    Families hoping to swap the UK

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