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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

REVEALED: Currys drops royal mail for now as strikes threaten deliveries | Rare Historical Photos

Royal Mail vans
Royal Mail is facing six days of strikes this month, including Christmas Eve. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

The electrical goods retailer Currys has dropped Royal Mail as its delivery provider “for now” because of disruption from the ongoing strike action and has switched to an alternative.

Currys’ chief executive, Alex Baldock, said its first responsibility was to the “UK households who want to get hold of their technology, particularly at this time of year”.

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