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As discussed on another Royal Mail thread, a lot of other European countries have already cut the number of days that they deliver letters in response to falling volumes. Whilst RM still deliver single digit billions of letters each year, the volumes will soon reach the stage where the...

Agree with the principle, but I think this is a longer-term thing. I’m not certain RM are ready to fully present their preferred options/changes (if any at this stage).

The slight issue with that is the company will want to be delivering parcels 7 days per week, so they’d have to re-shape how delivery rounds would work to accommodate an alternative day model for each postie. Not saying it won’t work, but it would be a fundamental shift in how they operate.

Ultimately, Ofcom as the industry regulator will have a large amount of sway in this. Whilst it will require legislation to make any changes, the weight given to Ofcom’s recommendations will be significant. What RM obviously haven’t actually announced yet is what changes they’ll seek to make. I...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68067702

Post Office have now started selling DPD and Evri services as well as Royal Mail products. In terms of how RM competes with PO, it is largely through their Click & Drop platform, which allows customers to purchase postage (and get a free collection from home) instead of going to the PO to do...

A pedant points out that Royal Mail and Post Office have been entirely separate for more than a decade. They’re essentially competing against each other in certain areas now too. The results of the Ofcom review into the future of the postal service are due on Thursday, so we’ll get an...

Royal Mail will continue to deliver letters whilst they’re still being used as a means of communication by business and individuals. The argument can be had, based on current and predicted volumes, as to the number of days per week that deliveries will happen, but there are still billions of...