Post Office

Post Office to Stay Open Late on Tax Deadline DaySanta Barbara IndependentRead n' Post received permission late Monday afternoon from the U.S. Postal Service for the post office at their new Read 'n Post store in the Montecito Country Mart to remain open until 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 15 …

Will the Post Office's plans to launch current accounts bring more competition to high street banking? More: continued here

With branches in rural communities and in stores such as WH Smith banking could be far more convenient. More: continued here

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TIME Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mailBoston GlobeWASHINGTON — The financially beleaguered US Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed. With limited options for saving money, the governing …Congressional action forces post office to …

WASHINGTON — The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed. More: continued here

The Post Office is to launch its own bank accounts as it plans to take on traditional high street financial firms. More: continued here

With branches in rural communities and in stores such as WH Smith, banking could be far more convenient. More: continued here

Business leaders: Post office needs new business modelphillyBurbs.comThe way business leaders look at it, the withdrawal of the plan by the U.S. Postal Service to kill Saturday delivery was as much about politics as anything else. It also is struggling with an outmoded business model. “You can't pile up billions …

Post Office takes aim at high street banks with the introduction of a new current account, in a move analysts hope will create more competition.         More: continued here