Against the backdrop of a summer of sport and record-breaking heatwaves, local post office branches experienced higher demand for cash services with cafés, pubs and bars in particular needing to manage takings and day-to-day cashflow. Between May and June this year, business cash deposit volumes rose 6% to more than 1.3 million transactions, and the value of business cash deposits increased 3%. Ben Hunter Woollard, head of banking at Post Office, said: “These record business cash deposits show that cash continues to play a vital role for businesses across the UK, particularly during busy trading periods. “We regularly deposit our takings at Copperhouse Post Office in Hayle, Cornwall, but during the summer months we use the service even more for business cash deposits. We also rely on Copperhouse Post Office to withdraw the cash we need to manage day-to-day cash flow and keep the businesses running smoothly.”