Royal Mail raises prices amid industrial relations storm (printweek.com)

•Total revenue was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 4.4%. Excluding currency2, total revenue was $120.7 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion, or 2.7%. •Walmart U.S. comp sales1,2 increased 2.1%, and comp traffic increased 0.8%. •Sam's Club comp sales1,2 increased 3.8% led by comp traffic growth of 5.6%. Tobacco sales negatively impacted comp sales by approximately 140 basis points •The company generated $5.2 billion in operating cash flow. Click Read More below for additional information.

The ACMA and its Postal Committee Chairwoman Deborah Damore from printer LSC Communications previously urged you to write to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) in response to the Commission's call for comments concerning the impact of the size and timing of the August 2021 postage rate increase. That increase as well as the July 2022 rate hike were allowed following the PRC's November 2020 ruling granting greater pricing flexibility for the USPS. The deadline for submissions is this Sunday, July 31st. We also encourage you to view and share this video produced by Keep Us Posted, the market dominant mail advocacy coalition of which ACMA is a flagship member. Keep Us Posted also provides this template for contacting the PRC. The ACMA is also happy to assist in your efforts. Simply email staff@catalogmailers.org for assistance. www.catalogmailers.org

This month’s issue of EMPIRE magazine is a very special tribute to actor and filmmaker Chadwick Boseman and marks the first tribute issue in the title’s 31-year history. In honour of the Black Panther star who died of colon cancer aged 43 in August, the November issue of EMPIRE will feature personal remembrances from Boseman’s screen collaborators, plus a look back at the iconic roles he portrayed over his career – from Thurgood Marshall to James Brown and beyond – as well as revisiting their interview experiences with the man himself. The special subscriptions cover below was created exclusively for EMPIRE by London-based Nigerian artist Kingsley Nebechi, celebrating Chadwick Boseman and his most beloved roles. “He truly embodies strength and humility”, Kingsley told the EMPIRE team. “I wanted the artwork to reflect his versatility”.