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Royal Mail Goes for External Growth to Help E-Commerce Deliver

Jim Riley

22nd November 2015

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Two years after its controversial privatisation, Royal Mail has announced a takeover that it hopes will enable it to compete more effectively in the already brutally competitive parcel delivery market.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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