MEMPHIS, Tenn – FedEx Corp. announced that its FedEx Express business unit has completed the acquisition of Servicios Nacionales Mupa, S.A. de C.V. (MultiPack), which strengthens the FedEx network in Mexico to meet customer demand. This transaction will allow FedEx Express to provide a wider range of domestic and international …

Post office could close 1 in 10 retail outletsSumter ItemBut many of those may be replaced by Village Post Offices in which postal services are offered in local stores, libraries or government offices. "It's no secret that the Postal Service is looking to change the way we do a lot …

The post office near East Carolina University is on a list for possible closure. More: continued here

BBC News Seller bewareBBC NewsPayPal has warned that anyone selling goods on eBay should not let the buyer come to the house to collect them. The online payment group told BBC Radio 4's You And Yours that sellers would be left without the protection of a …and more » More: continued …

It was a disappointment, but not a shock for area postmasters Tuesday when a list of post offices heading for potential closure was released by the United States Postal Service. More: continued here

Russell Barni struggled into the Visitacion Valley post office Tuesday afternoon, gripping his cane with one hand and his friend’s arm with the other. Having lived in the neighborhood for almost all his 64 years, Barni… More: continued here

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BBC News Computer problem hits Post OfficeBBC NewsA computer problem has blocked access for customers with Post Office card accounts, the organisation has confirmed. Transactions involving card accounts, and debit and credit cards using the pin pads at branch counters are affected. …and more » More: continued here

Los Angeles Times US Postal Service Studies Closure of Nearly 4000 LocationsVoice of America (blog)Smartphones and online business is causing the United States Postal Service to evaluate the status of nearly 4000 of its nearly 32000 retail postal locations. The US Postal Service said Tuesday it will begin the shift …

Growth rate slows in Missouri Medicaid and food stamp programs for low-income …KSPRFigures from the Department of Social Services show more than 944000 people received food stamps in May, the latest month for which statistics are available. That's up 16 percent from the same month two years ago, but up …