Letter volumes are continuing to decline for the Royal Mail, in spite of efforts to redress the issue, while parcel volumes remain on the up.

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West Sussex-based direct mailing operation Nova Direct Mail has been placed in administration with the loss of around 22 jobs.

Parcel volumes are up at Royal Mail but business uncertainty has hit letter volumes, with marketing mail revenue substantially down.

Direct mail remains "very valuable" to the charity sector, despite receiving nearly 20,000 complaints last year, according to the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

Ofcom's proposal to remove Royal Mail price controls is expected to be "bad news" for the direct mail sector and could result in double-digit price hikes for transaction mail.

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Nationwide is to develop a platform to add promotional material to its customer statements to drive down the cost of print such as direct mail.