Post Office

Telegraph.co.uk Olympic and Paralympic stamps help boost Post Office profitsTelegraph.co.ukPost Office said that more than 500 of its 11,799 branches opened on Sundays during the Games, many for the first time, so the stamps could be sold the day after a gold medal victory. Details of the stamp sales came …

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More discussion about local post officesRapid City JournalIn the past year, the community has looked at changes in the local service with trepidation, fearing a total closing of post offices. Most of those gathered for the short informational meeting are breathing a sigh of relief realizing that the Newell … …

Rural Wyoming post offices saved from closure, but cuts coming in hours of serviceCasper Star-Tribune OnlineBeginning in 2011, 45 post offices faced closure in hamlets that many Wyomingites had never heard of, places like Arvada and Frontier and Otto. Some of the places were a few turns off the main …

As holiday e-commerce booms, Postal Service looks to same-day delivery to lift sagging revenue More: continued here

Three men burst into the Blakenhall Post Office in Upper Villiers Street and pointed a handgun at terrified staff. The West Midlands Police helicopter was scrambled to search for the suspects and a 32-year-old man was arrested by officers this afternoon. More: continued here

Post office staff in Co Meath were threatened with a knife during a raid this morning. More: continued here

Two men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a post office in Co Meath this morning. More: continued here

Cash-strapped post office tests same-day deliveryChicago TribuneTeaming up with major retailers, the post office will begin the expedited service in San Francisco on Dec. 12 at a price similar to its competitors. If things run smoothly, the program will quickly expand next year to other big cities such as Boston …

Kansas City Star post office tests same-day deliveryPoliticoTeaming up with major retailers, the post office will begin the expedited service in San Francisco on Dec. 12 at a price similar to its competitors. If things run smoothly, the program will quickly expand next year to other big cities such as …