"The owner of Royal Mail has announced a delay in the wider implementation of its controversial delivery reforms, which include discontinuing second-class letter services on Saturdays. International Distribution Services (IDS) confirmed that these changes will not be rolled out across the UK until early next year. IDS, acquired last year by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group for 3.6 billion, has been trialling the overhaul in 35 delivery offices."
"Your support makes all the difference. The pilot scheme involves scrapping Saturday second-class deliveries and transitioning to an every-other-weekday service. Regulator Ofcom had previously given the green light for these reforms to commence from the end of July. However, in its half-year results published on Wednesday, the group stated that the broader rollout of the new regime would be postponed until early 2026."
The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting, keep journalism free of paywalls, and send journalists to speak to both sides of stories across contentious issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech. International Distribution Services (IDS), owner of Royal Mail, has delayed the nationwide rollout of controversial delivery reforms until early 2026 after pilot trials in 35 offices. The reforms include ending Saturday second-class deliveries and moving to an every-other-weekday model. IDS was acquired by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group and had received Ofcom approval to begin changes; the CEO stressed the scale of the task and the need to proceed carefully.
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