New York Times A Procession to the Post Office, Carrying Envelopes Full of HopeNew York TimesChelsia Rose Marcius for The New York TimesSchools Chancellor Dennis Walcott marches to the post office with seniors at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning High School, where they mailed college applications. By Chelsia Rose Marcius As …

Busiest days ahead at area post officesPomerado Newspaper GroupHeaded to the post office Friday to mail holiday gifts? You will not be alone. The US Postal Service is estimating Friday (Dec. 16) will be the busiest day for sending packages and the most cards will be sent on Tuesday (Dec. …

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Daily Mail Holiday online spending in U.S. gains 15% to $26.8 billionVancouver Sun12, according to ComScore Inc. Web retailers led by Amazon.com Inc. and EBay Inc. are angling to get shoppers to make purchases online, rather than in physical stores. SAN FRANCISCO — US online retail spending rose 15 per …

Removal of Royal Mail price controls could drive businesses away from mailHell MailProposed changes to postal regulations to remove price controls on the cost of Royal Mail's commercial bulk mailing services could undermine competition and threaten the long-term prospects of the medium by driving businesses away from using mail, …E-commerce …

Post offices react to delay in closuresKHAS-TVSmall town post offices can breathe a sigh of relief at least for five more months. As we reported on News 5 at 6:00 Tuesday night, Senator Ben Nelson announced that all possible rural post office closures have been postponed until at …Post Office …

Downtown post office site to be sold; redevelopment options under discussion More: continued here

“We do see good trade globally,” he said. “It doesn’t look recessionary right now at all if you look at the pure numbers.” Dur said FedEx’s valuation was historically low from the perspective of a “very traditional” EPS and EBITDA. More: continued here

Ringing like a Salvation Army bell, more Christmas-themed outrage is in the air. More: continued here

Daily Mail Holiday online spending in US gains 15% to $26.8 billionVancouver Sun12, according to ComScore Inc. Web retailers led by Amazon.com Inc. and EBay Inc. are angling to get shoppers to make purchases online, rather than in physical stores. SAN FRANCISCO — US online retail spending rose 15 per …