Archive of all Post Office articles
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NewsMedia Bites 18 December: Inflation, Carlsberg-Britvic deal, Post Office inquiry
The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates at 4.75% on Thursday
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NewsMedia Bites 12 December: Boots sale, Krispy Kreme hack, Post Office scandal
The nationals report on Boots’ potential sale overnight, a cyberattack impacting Krispy Kreme’s online orders and the ongoing Post Office investigation
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the Post Office isn't working for today's postmasters
As the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal comes to a close, can the Post Office turn itself around and, most importantly, earn back the trust of its postmasters?
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NewsMedia Bites 15 November: Ben & Jerry’s, UK pubs, WH Smith, Post Office
Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company Unilever, accusing the behemoth of blocking it from making public statements of support for Palestinian refugees
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Comment & OpinionThe time is right for a new Post Office transformation plan
It’s a ‘New Deal’ for postmasters and comes with lots of promises of change. But will it deliver?
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NewsPost Office confirms plan to double postmaster pay puts jobs at risk
The Post Office has set out plans to double the average annual income of each branch by 2030, in a new transformation plan which puts as many as 115 branches at risk
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NewsMedia Bites 13 November: Post Office, grocery inflation, M&S vs Waitrose
Plans for the Post Office have been revealed, one year after the TV drama brought the scandal to the public attention
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NewsPost Office rewards postmasters £871k in work incentive scheme for first time
The Post Office is currently calculating the full sum to be rewarded to postmasters for September’s trading activity
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NewsMedia Bites 23 September: Post Office, Asda, Which? fuel prices, WH Smith, Brexit
The seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry kicks off this week
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NewsMedia Bites 24 September: Tesco chicken nuggets spark controversy as M&S shares soar
Tesco has been accused of skimping on the chicken in its Aldi price-matched nuggets
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Comment & OpinionAfter damning Post Office report is it really ‘good times ahead’?
Sir Wyn Williams commissioned two surveys to assess the culture of the Post Office today
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NewsPost Office: Horizon IT system dissatisfaction levels remain high
In all, 92% of those responding to the survey had experienced problems with the Horizon system in the last year
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Comment & OpinionAsda and Post Office resignations show it’s tough at the top
Bruising experiences cannot hide mistakes
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NewsPost Office CEO Nick Read to step down next year
Post Office COO Neil Brocklehurst will step up as acting CEO prior to the announcement of Read’s successor
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NewsMedia Bites 2 September: Iceland, M&S, Post Office
Iceland’s executive chairman is calling for new laws to allow publiishing of thieves’ images
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Comment & OpinionPost Office scandal shows the perils of bowing down to data
The Post Office provides a cautionary tale about being blindly led by data, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsPost Office launches new online system to speed up international parcels shipping
Customers will be able to fill in their details online via the new system, speeding up the shipping process in store
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NewsPost Office chair Henry Staunton ousted amid Horizon scandal
Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch said Post Office needed someone to deal with its current issues, including the Horizon scandal, ‘in a different way’
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NewsPost Office pushes back on plans to reduce letter delivery days
CEO Nick Read’s announcement follows Ofcom’s proposal to reduce letter deliveries to five or even three days a week
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Comment & OpinionWhat can we learn from the Post Office scandal?
Rarely has a public policy issue been painted in such vivid colours: the Post Office immoral, almost evil, and the sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses wronged beyond reason, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council