🚨 Big Changes Coming to Royal Mail Deliveries! 💌
Hey folks, here’s the latest scoop on Royal Mail shake-ups. The postal service is planning to scrap Saturday second-class letter deliveries, but fret not – first-class mail will still greet your doorstep every Saturday! 📬
International Distribution Services, since being taken over by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group, hints that rolling out these changes everywhere in the UK will take its sweet time – think months, not weeks. Royal Mail has been testing these waters in 35 delivery offices already.
Ofcom has given the thumbs up, but Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation means they’ve got a promise to keep first-class deliveries from Monday to Saturday. Second-class letters will start arriving every other weekday.🗓️
Royal Mail’s top dog, Martin Seidenberg, assures us: “We will take the time to get this right.” It’s a big overhaul, considering the 130,000 strong workforce across 1,200 delivery offices. Massive task? You bet!
On a brighter note, Royal Mail’s seen a return to profit for the first time in three years! 📈 With its recent acquisition by EP Group in the bag, the focus now is pushing forward with innovative services. Expect a spike in parcel and postal locker services – they’ve upped their game, expanding out-of-home locations by nearly 70%.
So, if you’ve noticed your post habits changing, this might be why! Stay tuned as Royal Mail navigates these new territories.
Sound off below – what do you think of the new delivery scheme? 💬📮 #RoyalMail #MailChanges #UKNews