The Royal Mail has already published some of the last postage dates for Christmas 2017 and also developed a special portal to help you plan for peak. You can find it here.
Here are some of the key dates for international shipping and business contract clients. Christmas Day is on a Monday this year.
And if you want to know more about what Royal Mail can do for you with the seasonal frenzy, you can book a consultation and win a £100 gift card. Check out the portal, linked above, for more information.
But as we’ve noted recently, there is a risk that Royal Mail will be blighted this Christmas by the ongoing pension wrangles with the CWU. So it really does make sense to have a Plan B when considering your shipping options in Peak 2017. Here’s what we wrote: Royal Mail hit targets but still face threat of strikes.
And for a little extra fluff, you can take a look at this video which considers what buyers are looking for this Christmas.