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Post office closure would impact on small businesses

Over 80% of small company owners depend on the Post Office to send their mail and for other business transactions and are concerned over the impact that potential closures of branches would have on their businesses, accoridng to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

The FSB conducted the survey of over 5,000 of its members ahead of the government’s plans to part-nationalise the Post Office and worries that this will result in more store closures.

“Post Offices are small businesses in their own right and are at the heart of many communities. Over 80% of small businesses said that if their post office closes that it would have a significant impact on their business,” said Clive Davenport, Trade and Industry Chairman.

Small businesses rely on an efficient network to run their business - and with 2,500 Post Offices already having closed over the last year and a half further closures could have a serious impact on their companies.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .