Latvia's state-owned postal service provider, Latvijas Pasts, has resumed accepting #letters for delivery from #Latvia to the US. However, deliveries of #parcels and small packages remain suspended as the company continues to work out how to manage new US import #tariffs.

https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-postal-deliveries-to-us-partially-restored/

Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand as Royal Mail – but they won’t be Post Offices

International Distribution Services (IDS), which owns Royal Mail, has acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ for £43.9 million. The deal values the parcel network at £90m and will see around 8,000 Collect+ outlets — typically newsagents, supermarkets and petrol stations — rebranded under the Royal Mail name.

Postage over the counter

For the first time, customers will be able to buy Royal Mail postage over the counter in these shops, rather than having to pay online in advance. The stores will also continue to handle parcel collections, returns and drop‑offs for other carriers, with extended opening hours including evenings and weekends.

Royal Mail says the move will strengthen its position as the UK’s largest out‑of‑home parcel point network, at a time when demand for parcel services is booming.

Not Post Offices

The new Royal Mail Shops will not be Post Offices. The Post Office was separated from Royal Mail in 2012 and remains a completely separate business. That means services such as banking, bill payments and passport applications will not be available in the new outlets.

Local impact

Across Swansea Bay and Neath Port Talbot, Collect+ points already operate in dozens of convenience stores. These are among the outlets expected to be rebranded as Royal Mail Shops in the coming months, although Royal Mail has not yet published a store‑by‑store list.

That means residents are likely to see familiar corner shops and supermarkets switching to Royal Mail branding, but the exact locations will only become clear as the rollout progresses.

“More convenient”

Royal Mail chief executive Alistair Cochrane said:

“The launch of the Royal Mail Shop brand creates a new and improved high street destination for all of our customers’ parcel needs in one location. This investment is one of the ways we’re making Royal Mail more convenient.”

The company has also announced plans to install self‑service kiosks in some shops from 2026.

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Première Écoute vous invite cette semaine à découvrir le dernier @parcelsmusic ⬇🎧

https://www.radioprimitive.fr/emissions/premiere-ecoute/20250925-parcels.html

#radio #chronique #premièreécoute #parcels

AliExpress should ship a single box containing all items of an order instead of shipping each tiny item separately.
#plasticwaste #plasticpollution #garbage #pollution #aliexpress #alibaba #cainiao #logistics #onlineshopping #smallparcels #parcels #ecommerce

Friday, September 19, 2025

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Parcel's new album LOVED is here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW4GXi4v3DU&t=22

#nates1984 #nates1984music #parcels #loved

Los chicos australianos Parcels, que yo conocí hace poco y pude ver en vivo este año en Lollapalooza, hoy lanzaron «LOVED», su 3er disco de estudio.

https://album.link/s/1rSbjr5U9J9rQ9sE7RxHFl

#Parcels #AlbumReleases #rel2025 #ViernesDeMusica #NewMusicFriday #Musica #Pop #Electropop

NME Japanが選ぶ今週聴くべきこの曲：2025/9/12
https://nme-jp.com/blogs/160068/
#nmejp #BLOGS #Cat_Burns #Ed_Sheeran #Gorillaz #Liam_Gallagher #Limpbizkit #Parcels #Smashing_Pumpkins #Stella_Donnelly

PARCELSの特集公開。大自然の恵みと寵愛から都会的なディスコ・サウンドを生み出す、唯一無二のポップ・ファンク・バンドが最新作『Loved』を本日9/12リリース
https://skream.jp/news/2025/09/parcels_feature.php
#skream_news #PARCELS

オーストラリア出身ポップ・ファンク・バンド PARCELS、最新アルバム『Loved』本日9/12リリース。パリでのリリース・パーティーYouTube生配信も
https://skream.jp/news/2025/09/parcels_loved.php
#skream_news #PARCELS

Neues Parcels Album ab Morgen! #parcels #music #Vinyl
"»Loved«, das dritte Album von Parcels, ist überschwänglich und euphorisch, aber auch nachdenklich.

Es ist ein Album der Einheit – miteinander, mit den Hörern, in den Grooves – und das ist unbestreitbar.

»Wir haben als Band einen Zweck für unser Publikum: Wir geben den Leuten Freude«, sagt Gitarrist/Sänger Jules Crommelin. »Ich sehe es als Geist, und es ist eine unglaublich mächtige Sache.«

パーセルズ、来たるニュー・アルバムより新曲“Sorry”の音源が公開
https://nme-jp.com/news/159989/
#nmejp #NEWS #New_Song #Parcels

Parcels - Loved. Grauer Himmel, leere Bierflaschen rollen über den Bordstein, die ersten Spätis öffnen ihre Türen. Di......
#Parcels#Album #Funk #IndiePop #YachtRock
https://www.musikblog.de/?p=183072

What's the tax change for parcels being sent to the US?

From today, a long-standing tax-free allowance from the United States for parcel contents valued at less than $800 (€685) being posted from Europe is ending.

The only exceptions are smaller letters, documents, and parcels containing gifts worth under $100 (€85).

Anyone based in the US receiving a package via post above that value will have to pay a tariff.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250828-whats-the-tax-change-for-parcels-being-sent-to-the-us?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Parcels #Tariffs #Post #Letters #Tax #Business

European post offices to stop sending some parcels to US over tariffs.

Some postal services blamed Washington for not giving them enough time to prepare for new rules on mailed packages.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250823-european-post-offices-to-stop-sending-some-parcels-to-us-over-tariffs?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#PostalServices #Services #Tariffs #Shipping #Parcels #Politics #Customs #Tax

Parcels se hunde en la melancolía en ‘Summerinlove’ | #RollingStoneES

https://es.rollingstone.com/parcels-se-hunde-en-la-melancolia-en-summerinlove/

#australia #banda #loved #nuevolanzamiento #parcels

Parcels - Summerinlove - Neue Single. Parcels haben heute ihre neue Single „Summerinlove“ veröffentlicht. Der Track stammt von ihrem neuen......
#Parcels#IndiePop #News #SoulPop
https://www.musikblog.de/2025/08/parcels-summerinlove-neue-single/

Playlist #368 en orbite sur The ARTchemists

Avec : Nico Amara, Edgär, They Call Them Savages, Bliss My Heart, Parcels, Still Corners, Cate Le Bon, Salarymen, Astéréotypie, Lord Huron.

⚡ De la tension, du spleen, de l’étrangeté. Juste ce qu’il faut pour survivre à la saison.

https://www.theartchemists.com/playlist-musique-368-aout-2025/

#Playlist #TheARTchemists #MusiqueIndé #RockAlternatif #PopExpérimentale #ÉlectroNoire #SpleenEstival #PlaylistAoût #DécouverteMusicale #LordHuron #CateLeBon #StillCorners #Parcels

Rays redevelopment deal officially ends, progress continues • St Pete Catalyst https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/200640/ #2026 #AffordableHousing #approve #Baseball #begin #City #CityCouncil #costs #deal #FEMA #funding #HistoricGasPlantDistrict #LicensingAgreement #MLB #negotiations #OpeningDay #parcels #payments #Rays #Redevelopment #repairs #roof #Seniors #St.Petersburg #stadium #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #timeline #TropicanaField #WoodsonAfricanAmericanMuseumOfFlorida #WorkforceDevelopment

Well, another day begins of waiting waiting waiting for parcels to arrive, this time, 8x 6x4 photos which Kmart in it's infinite wisdom decided to print out in whoop whoop and send via a parcel courier instead of bloody posting like normal human beings!.. and a new ottoman, and a glass memorial photo frame... waiting waiting waiting fun fun fun etc...

#Parcels #Parcel #Post #Mail #Deliveries #Australia #Waiting #WastedDays #etc #Adelaide