Fedex said the acquisition gives FedEx Express access to a nationwide domestic ground network with an estimated $70 million in revenue and 12.5 million shipments each year. More: continued here

BOULDER – Because of severe damage caused by a vehicle accident, retail and P.O. Box operations at the Boulder, MT, Post Office, 126 S. Main St. are suspended until further notice. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail to extend leave-with-a-neighbour parcel deliveryPost and ParcelRoyal Mail is asking regulators to allow postment and women across the country to drop parcels off with neighbours when recipients are not home to accept …Royal Mail asks to be able to leave post with neighbourBBC NewsRoyal Mail neighbour …

Senate rejects effort to cut food stamp programKTVNThe Senate has turned back an effort by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul to drastically cut food stamp spending and replace the food aid program with block …and more » More: continued here

Mattis postal expansion sends some operations downtownChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteCHAMPAIGN — Starting Monday, people with 61821 and 61822 ZIP codes will need to go to the Neil Street post office to pick up "held" mail and collect parcels … More: continued here

A rendering of the proposed front entry to the former Greenwich Avenue post office that is being leased to Restoration Hardware presented during a Greenwich Historic District Commission meeting reviewing plans for the at Greenwich Town Hall, Wednesday night, June 13, 2012. More: continued here

Foxboro's busy, 14-year-old post office building on Wall Street will be closed, but postal services will continue from another Foxboro storefront yet to be chosen, according to a United States Postal Service plan to save money through efficient use of its buildings. More: continued here

Like the Royal Mail itself, 'Sorry, you were out' cards are on the slide, says Bryony Gordon. More: continued here

The Guardian (blog) Would you trust your neighbour with your parcels?The Guardian (blog)Royal Mail wants to allow neighbours to take delivery of packages when customers are out. Would you trust the people next door with your post? More: continued here

Customers who went to the Postal Finance Mart at the Head Post Office on Variety Hall Road here on Wednesday morning had to wait for more than an hour for the transactions to start. E… More: continued here