• InPost Quietly Becomes Third-Largest Courier in the UK with Yodel Acquisition

    InPost Quietly Becomes Third-Largest Courier in the UK with Yodel Acquisition

    InPost has finally closed its takeover of troubled parcel firm Yodel, making it the third-largest courier in the UK in a deal worth £106 million. The acquisition, which appeared to stall for several weeks after it was expected to complete in early April, sees the Polish parcel locker giant converting its existing loans to Yodel’s…

  • Royal Mail Makes Changes to Postboxes That Could Be a Total Game-Changer

    Royal Mail Makes Changes to Postboxes That Could Be a Total Game-Changer

    Britain’s iconic red postboxes are getting their biggest makeover in 175 years – and for once, it might actually be a change worth celebrating. Royal Mail has unveiled solar-powered “postboxes of the future” with built-in barcode readers and extra-large hatches specifically designed for parcels, potentially revolutionising how we ship our unwanted clothes and marketplace purchases.…

  • Radio Silence: What’s Happening with InPost’s Promised Yodel Takeover?

    Radio Silence: What’s Happening with InPost’s Promised Yodel Takeover?

    Britain’s troubled parcel delivery firm Yodel appears to be in delivery limbo of its own, with the widely anticipated takeover by parcel locker giant InPost failing to materialise more than two weeks after it was expected to complete. The Vanishing Yodel Takeover InPost was set to formalise its acquisition of Yodel in early April, according…

  • Going, Going, Gone: Royal Mail’s £3.6bn Foreign Takeover Set to Complete as Critics Warn of ‘Thames Water 2.0’

    Going, Going, Gone: Royal Mail’s £3.6bn Foreign Takeover Set to Complete as Critics Warn of ‘Thames Water 2.0’

    Britain’s 508-year-old postal service, Royal Mail, will fall into foreign hands by the end of this month after Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky cleared the final regulatory hurdles for Royal Mail’s £3.6bn foreign takeover. International Distribution Services (IDS), Royal Mail’s parent company, confirmed the deal “may become or be declared unconditional” by April 30th, marking the…