Small Firms Hurt by Post Office Closures ; Report Reveals Cost to Business and Families of Rural Post Office Shutdowns - and Warns of More [Edition 2]

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The closure of village post offices leads to "significant" extra costs for small firms, forces customers to make lengthy journeys and often sparks the closure of a local store, according to research.

Consumer Focus, the statutory consumer champion for UK post users, said customers will be at the sharp end of changes to the network, which is due to undergo a "radical transformation" in the next few years.

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Small Firms Hurt by Post Office Closures ; Report Reveals Cost to Business and Families of Rural Post Office Shutdowns - and Warns of More [Edition 2]

A study of closures in Devon found that residents were generally pleased with "outreach" services, brought i...

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