Saturday delivery vital for us, greetings card retailers tell Ofcom

Trade body says stopping Royal Mail letter service on a Tuesday or Wednesday would be far less damaging

Greetings card retailers have urged the communications industry regulator to cut a midweek delivery day rather than Saturday if it must reduce Britain's letter services, as a consultation on postal reforms closes.

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has said that stopping delivery of standard letters on Tuesday or Wednesday would be far less damaging than a previously mooted plan to drop Saturday deliveries.