Royal Mail given green light to redevelop offices in East CroydonYour Local GuardianRoyal Mail, who claim the current site which operates over several floors no longer meets its requirements, will relocate its delivery office to a new site on the Wandle Park Trading Estate in Waddon. The planning application was submitted to the … More:…
First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of January 26Lansing State JournalThis Feb. 7, 2013 file photo shows packages waiting to be sorted in a Post Office in Atlanta. Regulators on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, approved a price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in…
Triage and Food StampsNew York TimesBut to gain a real understanding of people's lives in places like rural Georgia, we need to ask why people might trade food stamps for cash or buy gasoline with them. In my career in social services, I came across many people in such areas who had … More: continued here
Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas for some this year because of shipping problems at UPS and FedEx. More: continued here
Lawsuit Jeopardizes eBay's Shipping CalculatorEcommerceByteseBay's shipping calculator is in violation of another company's patents, according to a lawsuit filed on December 20th. Paid Inc. is suing eBay for patent infringement, claiming it had demonstrated its online shipping calculator to eBay in 2001, over a … More: continued here
eCreditDaily.com eBay Looks to Braintree to Help PayPal CompeteDailyFinanceeBay recently announced the completion of its acquisition of Braintree, a global online and mobile payment platform. Braintree is known for facilitating payments for popular companies Airbnb and Uber. eBay has indicated that Braintree will operate as a …eBay Inc (EBAY): eBay: A Stock Worth InvestingSeeking AlphaeBay Inc….
With 900000 Vets on Food Stamps, Obama Cuts Military BenefitsFrontPage MagazineAccording to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 340,000 veterans receive public money for housing. And, 900,000 veterans live on food stamps. About 5,000 active duty troops are receiving food stamps. In the latest blow to military families … More: continued here
Dec. 16, 2013: In this file photo, package handler Chris Addison arranges packages before loading a delivery truck at a FedEx sorting facility in Kansas City, Mo. More: continued here
The price of stamps is going up againWISA panel that oversees the U.S. postal service has approved a hike to 49 cents, from the current price of 46 cents. The hike includes a 1 cent increase to keep pace with inflation. The additional 2 cents are intended to be temporary, and recoup the … More:…
The Grinch has company.Thousands of Americans awoke to find that special something missing from beneath the Christmas tree Wednesday, a day after UPS acknowledged getting swamped by the seasonal cheer and failing to deliver orders in time. More: continued here