Britons stop posting letters during lockdown

Janet Brum · Post by **Janet Brum** » 22 Jul 2020, 10:15

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Royal Mail says almost 800 million fewer letters were sent as the pandemic struck, with volumes unlikely to ever recover

Lockdown failed to trigger a revival of letter writing as separated families instead embraced the internet to stay in touch.

Britons sent almost 800 million fewer letters during the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Mail revealed - and the trend is showing no sign of reversal as restrictions have been eased.

By contrast, user numbers at teleconferencing firm Zoom rocketed from 659,000 users in January to 13 million by April as friends and families sought new ways to maintain contact.

Growth in Royal Mail’s parcel business has failed to offset a collapse in letter volumes, leaving the company struggling to make up lost ground.

Addressed letter volumes fell 33pc between March 30 and June 28. The 788 million decline is equivalent to 8.9 million fewer letters a day and does not include the impact of cancelled local elections....

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 25 Jul 2020, 04:12

The only thing setting back RM is the decisions of the forma CEO his pay/leaving package and the fines incurred under his tenuer of this business ie he f****d up was asked/told to go and we pay the price for piss poor leaders again!

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 25 Jul 2020, 08:58

Trivial, when compared to a 33% drop in addressed mail in just one quarter.