(AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will open a second Village Post Office in Mississippi as it continues with its new business model to cut costs. The Dennis Discount Grocery office will offer first-class mail Forever stamps, prepaid Priority Mail Flat Rate products and a mail collection box.
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Wall Street Journal At Post Office, Amazon Isn't the Only Big Shipper Getting DiscountsWall Street JournalAside from Amazon, two of the largest users of the agency's parcel-delivery business are FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. All three receive comparable rates on a service that lets them drop truckloads of packages at a local post…
Workers, survivors and supporters remembered the 20-year anniversary of a post office rampage that claimed the lives of four people, including the gunman. More: continued here
WNEP-TV Rural Post Offices to Reduce HoursWNEP-TVThe Postal Service plans to reduce hours at 13000 post offices to save money. Dozens are in our area. It's unclear how many people use the Sheppton Post Office in Schuylkill County. Inside you can see a few post office boxes, but those who live nearby … More: continued…
guardian.co.uk Mandelson gives Post Office a boostThe Press AssociationThe Government is promoting new financial products and services that could be offered via the Post Office, ranging from a business account to children's …Post offices to turn into 'People's Bank' to rival high street giants in bid …Daily MailMandelson shows plans for PO bankMirror.co.ukall 54 news…
TV3.ie Gang robs post office by breaking down wallIrish TimesA GANG has stolen the contents of a safe from a busy city-centre post office after spending a number of days chipping through the wall of a vacant hotel next door. The gang member who stole the money waited until the post office safe was open…
Post offices to get regular supplies of post cards within a weekTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Following the letter submitted by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Kalyan Parishad (ABGKP) regarding the shortage of post cards, inland letters and money order forms in Vidarbha, the post master general (PMG) of Nagpur region, Vandita Kaul has said … More: continued here