Royal Mail to start Sunday parcel delivery service for first timeMirror.co.ukThe firm will announce its annual results today. Royal Mail boss Moya Greene said: "Through these new Sunday services we are exploring ways to improve our flexibility and provide more options for people to receive items they have ordered online.". …
Read More »New Village Post Office opens in Miss. – Jackson Clarion Ledger
New Village Post Office opens in Miss.Jackson Clarion LedgerThe model, Village Post Office, is one that partners with existing businesses in rural areas to offer USPS services, and Mississippi's first one is in a grocery store in the Monroe County's Prairie community. USPSlogo. U.S. Postal Service (Photo …A small town …
Read More »Royal Mail will deliver parcels and open offices on Sundays – Express.co.uk
Royal Mail will deliver parcels and open offices on SundaysExpress.co.ukOnline shoppers opting for a Sunday delivery will get a text message 30 to 90 minutes before it arrives. Royal Mail, which was privatised last year, agreed the move with the Communication Workers Union. Chief executive Moya Greene said: “We are …
Read More »Issuance of Census 2014 Stamps Seen As Universal Landmark – AllAfrica.com
Issuance of Census 2014 Stamps Seen As Universal LandmarkAllAfrica.comLuanda — The issuance of two types of postage stamps and a block from the Census 2014 represents a universal landmark for allowing the posts of the correspondences of Angola and its collection internationally. This was said to the press on Tuesday …
Read More »Royal Mail to pilot Sunday delivery service – Financial Times
Royal Mail to pilot Sunday delivery serviceFinancial TimesDelivering parcels at a time to suit consumers has become a critical issue as operators seek to capitalise on 13 per cent annual growth in online retail spending. Royal Mail announced on Tuesday that it would pilot a Sunday service in London this …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail to trial Sunday parcel deliveries – Reuters
Britain's Royal Mail to trial Sunday parcel deliveriesReutersRoyal Mail, at the centre of a political storm over its privatisation, said on Wednesday it would trial Sunday parcel deliveries within the M25 motorway later this summer, extending its current six-days-a-week service. Critics claim the government's … More: continued here
Read More »Massive breach at eBay, which urges password change
US online giant eBay said Wednesday cyberattackers broke into its database containing customer passwords and other personal data in what could be one of the biggest breaches of its kind. The California company said it was notifying its customers, urging them to change passwords to protect themselves. An eBay statement …
Read More »Wine prices outperformed art, stamps and bonds throughout 20th century – Teatro Naturale
Telegraph.co.uk Wine prices outperformed art, stamps and bonds throughout 20th centuryTeatro NaturaleCanny investors who have so far left wine out of their portfolio may want to think again after the most comprehensive study of the price of wine to date revealed that wine prices outperformed government bonds, art and stamps, …
Read More »Hurley Post Office struck by pickup; no one injured – Kingston Daily Freeman
Hurley Post Office struck by pickup; no one injuredKingston Daily FreemanThe building inspector from nearby Esopus said broken glass had to be cleared and a temporary front wall had to be installed before the post office, on Main Street, could reopen. No one was injured in the accident, which happened …
Read More »EBay Users Urged to Change Passwords After Data Breach
Online marketplace eBay is the latest victim of a cyberattack. According to USA Today, hackers accessed an eBay database that includes customers’ names, encrypted passwords, emails and physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. Avivah Litan, a security analyst with Gartner, a Connecticut-based technology research company, told USA Today. …
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