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POSTAL STRIKE WILL BE YET ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF ROYAL MAIL

21/06/07 | 19:55

Natalie Evans, Head of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:

"Any postal strike will weaken further businesses reliance upon Royal Mail and will act as another nail in its coffin as more competition arrives. "

Recent research conducted by the BCC found many of our members are already dismayed at the service received from Royal Mail following the introduction of Pricing In Proportion. Less than 1 per cent noted any improvement to their service from Royal Mail since its implementation.

This new postal strike will act as a further spur to small businesses to adopt e-commerce, which will mean less mail " .

ENDS

MEDIA CONTACT:

NICK DINES
Tel: 020 7654 5812
Email: n.dines@britishchambers.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS:

The British Chambers of Commerce surveyed members between 18th April - 23rd May 2007 in total 233 service and manufacturing businesses responded.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.

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