Currys: Strikes mean we will axe Royal Mail

Electrical firm's 16% wage rise to keep staff

CURRYS has stopped using the Royal Mail for its deliveries because of ongoing strike action.

Chief executive Alex Baldock insisted the electrical goods firm's first responsibility was to the "UK households who want to get hold of their technology at this time of year".

He told BBCI's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: "There is no great drama operationally for us, we plan for this sort of thing all the time.

"There are relatively few smaller parcels that we distribute through Royal Mail... they are easily switchable to another provider.