The Associated Press June 2, 2008 – 8:47 p.m. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – FedEx Corp. said Monday it plans to stop using the Kinko’s name on its copy and office service stores and book an US$891-million charge for the quarter that ended Saturday. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx dropping ‘Kinko’s’ name (CNN Money)
Shipping company to take a $2.22 per-share charge to change name on office service and copying stores to ‘FedEx Office.’ More: continued here
Read More »FedEx to Rename Kinko’s, Record $696 Million in Costs (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
June 2 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the largest air-cargo shipper, will record a cost of $696 million to rename the Kinko’s unit as FedEx Office to win more large business customers. More: continued here
Read More »Men in court over post office robbery (Wandsworth Guardian)
A trio of suspected robbers accused of raiding a post office have appeared in court. Unar Sentamu, 18, of Wellesley Road, Croydon, pleaded guilty to the robbery and was remanded in custody to await sentence at Thursday’s hearing at Harrow Crown Court. More: continued here
Read More »Queen puts Penny Blacks up for sale – The Press Association
Queen puts Penny Blacks up for saleThe Press Association –5 hours agoStamps from the Queen's private Royal Philatelic Collection are to be auctioned. Auctioneers Spink said 13 duplicates, including two mint Penny Blacks, … More: continued here
Read More »Exec: Facebook will monetize ‘Facebook Connect’ (CNET)
Marketers and other companies will be able to purchase a “product” to quicken the integration of Facebook data into their sites through the new data portability project. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail hits a 17 year low on its postal service – Customer Strategy
Royal Mail hits a 17 year low on its postal serviceCustomer Strategy, UK –11 hours agoOne in six first-class letters was not delivered on time last year – the worst annual record by royal Mail for nearly two decades. … More: continued here
Read More »HARLOW: Post deliveries are far from “first class” (Harlow Citizen)
THE postal service in the Harlow area has been blasted as “way below expectations” and “very worrying”. Consumer watchdog PostWatch has published a report on performance figures for the Royal Mail over the past year. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps usage on the rise in America (Sparta Expositor)
Rising food costs have prompted consumers to take advantage of bargain shopping, such as this mega meat sale at Floyd’s Cashsaver, on Friday. Longtime grocery store owner Jim Floyd is providing low prices for its customers to help them stretch their food dollars. More: continued here
Read More »McCain coming to Memphis Tuesday (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be in Memphis Tuesday for a private fundraising event hosted by FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith. More: continued here
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