Currys stops using Royal Mail due to strikes
Currys has stopped using Royal Mail for parcel deliveries "for now" following a wave of strike action at the postal services firm.
Deliveries are likely to be delayed around the days Royal Mail workers are taking strike action on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December, and some shops have advised shoppers to order early to be on the safe side.Widespread strikes planned for December, at Royal Mail and in other sectors such as the railways, will have a particularly acute impact on retailers in the run-up to Christmas, their busiest time of the year, Mr Baldock told the BBC's Laura Kuensberg programme.
Mr Baldock said staff at Currys had enjoyed a 16% pay rise over the past year and nearly 40% over the past five years. He said Currys' staff needed a high level of expertise in order to help customers and the higher wages were the price they were paying "for the right talent"., said undelivered post was already piling up in Royal Mail depots.
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