£15m boost for Christmas post
Royal Mail is to invest an extra £15m in its operation to handle the huge Christmas postbag this year.
The postal group is setting up nine sites across the country to sort packets in the coming weeks as it gears up to deliver an estimated two billion items over the festive season.
The move follows the continued growth of online shopping, as well as preparing for any repeat of the severe weather conditions that hit services last year. Nigel Woods, of Consumer Focus, said: “People across the country experienced frustrating delays to their Christmas post last winter, so it is good to see Royal Mail taking steps to stop this happening again this year with additional investment and a dedicated packet network.