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Royal Mail’s delivery pledges have changed. Here’s what the company could look like in future

  • Written by: Paul Simmonds, Strategy & International Business Group, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Royal Mail’s delivery pledges have changed. Here’s what the company could look like in futureAndriy Blokhin/Shutterstock

The last few months have been busy for Royal Mail. In late April, Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group acquired its parent company, International Distribution Services, for £3.6 billion – a value well below the May 2021 peak of £6 billion.

Then, regulator Ofcom announced that from July 28...

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