Fort Hill post office may moveLynchburg News and AdvanceThe Fort Hill Station post office in Lynchburg may be moved to a smaller location under a new proposal from the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS says its Fort Avenue outlet needs only a fraction of the space it has now. It proposes to sell the building…
Postal watchdog says some managers may have received bonuses based on phoney mail delivery times The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after allegations that service quality tests were rigged by workers. Postcomm received an insider tip-off last year that the names and addresses of recipients of test deliveries were circulated among…
Inside the explosion of food stamp usageFox NewsSince for the supplemental nutrition assistance program it's the new name — — In 2008 the federal government officially dropped the term food stamps. Partly to fight the stigma associated with that term. But most everybody still calls them food stamps. More: continued here
Portsmouth News Up to 380 Royal Mail jobs at risk in PortsmouthPortsmouth NewsUP TO 380 jobs at Royal Mail's Portsmouth processing centre are at risk after the company confirmed it is proposing to close the processing part of its business in the city. The move would mean mail will not be sorted in Portsmouth from…
WLTX.com Congress Eyes Cuts to Food StampsWLTX.comWASHINGTON – South Carolina is among the states with the largest share of its residents receiving food stamps, so it has a lot at stake as Congress debates how much benefits should be curtailed in the face of record federal debt. In June, 871,501 … More: continued here
TameBay eBay rolls out mobile app for retail employeesThe TrentonianThe Retail Associate Platform, unveiled at a media event at the company's San Jose headquarters, follows eBay's expansion of its delivery service, eBay Now, which lets consumers order from their smartphone and have their purchase delivered almost …Big Data goes brick and mortar: eBay launches in-store sales…
A look at 'Fox News Reporting: The Great Food Stamp Binge'Fox Newswelcome back well with what is seven Americans now receiving food stamps a Fox News investigative team traveled. Travel the country to expose the government startling attempts to get even more people to sign up for the supplemental nutrition assistance … More: continued here
Ian Murray condemns Nick Clegg backing for postal service privatisation while Bow Group warns of political damage Labour has attacked Nick Clegg for being "worse than Thatcher" for supporting the sell-off of Royal Mail. Ian Murray, shadow minister for postal affairs, said Clegg's backing for privatisation of the postal service "confirmed what the public knew…
Salt in the wound: No job, no food stampsThe Progressive PulseCantor wants to cut $4 billion a year, double the earlier cut, by removing up to 4 million people from the food stamp program. His method of kicking all those people off is particularly diabolical, considering the Republican refusal to stimulate the … More: continued…
eBay launches Salesforce-like platform for merchants, eBay Now to get …The Next WebeBay is doubling down on serving local businesses. Today, the company revealed plans to bring scheduled deliveries functionality to its eBay Now delivery service and also launched a new platform for retailers. In addition, it touted its “order ahead … More: continued here