Post Office

Esquire (blog) The Post Office Cuts Saturday ServiceEsquire (blog)Starting in August, the Post Office will stop offering its services on Saturdays. The move, which saves about $2 billion annually, is a fantastic step towards saving the vital institution that Esquire wrote about in its latest issue. It is also part …

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FEARS have been raised over the future of traditional Post Office services in Scotland after plans to convert some flagship branches into franchises based in shops or other retail businesses were unveiled. More: continued here

Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Less volume and an exploding deficit prompt Post Office to rethink Saturday deliveries for First Class letters. More: continued here

Two former employees of the Houma post office like the idea of not delivering mail on Saturday. More: continued here

New York Daily News COLUMN: End to Saturday delivery is another sign that the post office and the …New York Daily NewsAt the main post office for the Bronx, on 149th street and the Grand Concourse, workers protest a plan in July 2011 to close 17 post offices. Journalist and …

Kansas City Star Post office wants to end Saturday mail, but will it happen?Kansas City StarWill the post office really be able to make good on the threatened cut in service that would see regular mail delivery go to five days a week, while delivery of packages and medication would …

New York Times Trying to Stem Losses, Post Office Seeks to End Saturday Letter DeliveryNew York TimesThe post office said a five-day mail delivery schedule would begin in August and shave about $2 billion a year from its losses, which were $15.9 billion last year. The Postal Service would continue …

Post office to stop delivering on SaturdaysWTHIYou can imagine the most efficient way for Sharon Cupp to do her job done is to send them out through the post office. But Wednesday afternoon, the Post Master General of the United States made an announcement that shocked even Sharon. "Beginning the …

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, but it will continue delivering packages six days a week. More: continued here