Closure of sorting office is proposedGloucestershire Gazette, UK –4 minutes agoBy Claire Marshall » A COMMUNITY faces losing a vital amenity after Royal Mail announced it was looking at closing its sorting office. … More: continued here

Food stamps, the main U.S. antihunger program which helps the needy buy food, set a record in September as more than 31.5 million Americans used the program — up 17 percent from a year ago, according to government data. More: continued here

Temporary post office open in Foothills MallFOX11AZ.com, AZ –3 hours agoA temporary “Shop and Ship” post office is now open at Foothills Mall. The office will be open weekdays through December 19, and is located near the mall’s … More: continued here

AFP An Online Sales Boom That May Not LastNew York Times, United States –4 hours agoOn Monday, eBay, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy were the top e-commerce sites, Nielsen Online said. At PayPal, which is used to process almost all …Video: Online Retailers See Monday As Black FridayAssociatedPressCyber Monday spending rises …

Exotic funds in limelightGulf Daily News, Bahrain –4 hours agoIt may not seem the most obvious way to get financial growth and protect capital, but investing in stamps and guitars have a lot to offer, specifically if … More: continued here

3 plead not guilty to breaking into post officeKPTM-TV, NE –5 hours ago(AP) – Three people suspected of breaking into the Bartley post office in October have pleaded not guilty to charges. Kacey Maret, Miranda Vanderpool and … More: continued here

Discounters, Monitors Face Battle on Minimum PricingWall Street Journal –15 minutes agoBy JOSEPH PEREIRA PHOENIX — A group of major discounters, including eBay Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp., is expected Thursday to call for new laws … More: continued here

Post Office Offers Shipping Through the InternetWTVY, AL –3 hours agoHoliday postal customers can avoid a trip to the post office this year. All your holiday shipping can be done online. The holiday mailing season is in full … More: continued here

Return to sender: lost maggots, toys and gas masksguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoRoyal Mail sleuths who work through 600000 items of misdirected post a week are preparing for a seasonal surge that will see them attempt to reunite … More: continued here

Record number of Americans using food stamps: reportReuters –5 hours agoBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Food stamps, the main US antihunger program which helps the needy buy food, set a record in September as more than … More: continued here