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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

Royal Mail still missing delivery targets after sale to Czech tycoon Křetínský

Postal collection by a Royal Mail postal worker
Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group completed its takeover of International Distribution Services (IDS) in April. Photograph: Fraser Gray/Rex

Royal Mail missed its targets by delivering nearly a quarter of first class mail late in the first update since its parent company was bought by a Czech billionaire, figures show.

The company said on Friday it had delivered 75.9% of first class mail within one working day of collection in the three months to 29 June, up from 74.2% the previous quarter but well behind the 93% target set by the regulator, Ofcom.

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