eBay's amazing turnaround, and why CEO John Donahoe doesn't like seeing …GeekWireThe Fortune report also points out how eBay is transforming itself into a provider of e-commerce tools and logistics, essentially becoming ”the shopkeeper's best answer to Amazon.” In other words, while Amazon is looking to dominate other retailers or …
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Congress needs to deliver Post Office from its deficitCharlotte ObserverThe U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency that receives no taxpayer money for operation, is a 200-year-old institution still tethered to Congress by centuries-old shackles. Partly because of that impediment, and changing communication habits in a … More: continued here
Read More »Post office at Four Seasons receives support – Greensboro News & Record
WFMY News 2 Post office at Four Seasons receives supportGreensboro News & RecordRichard Koritz, the group's co-chairman, said public pressure and a City Council resolution helped keep the Four Seasons post office from closing last May. Koritz said he hopes that more pressure from customers will restore the post office's …
Read More »Rural Oregon post offices face cutbacks – Coos Bay World
Rural Oregon post offices face cutbacksCoos Bay WorldHass added that communities are being presented with other options. Surveys have been sent to postal customers asking whether they would prefer to see the post office absorbed by a local business, or perhaps discontinue office hours entirely and just … More: continued …
Read More »Say What?! Muhammed Ali’s Son Is Living Off Food Stamps? (DETAILS) – Global Grind
Global Grind Say What?! Muhammed Ali's Son Is Living Off Food Stamps? (DETAILS)Global GrindMuhammed Ali is a man worth millions after his former years of being a boxing champ, but apparently one of his children isn't living so lavishly. A reporter from the Florida Newsday recently went to go see …
Read More »Belgian postal service to launch chocolate stamps – Candy Industry
Belgian postal service to launch chocolate stampsCandy IndustryThe days of boring stamps with horrible-tasting glue are finally over — at least in Belgium. Bpost, Belgium's domestic and international postal service, has announced the launch of stamps infused with both the smell and taste of one of the nation's …Chocolate stamps …
Read More »Union hits out at mail delivery charge in the Isle of Axholme – This is Scunthorpe
This is Scunthorpe Union hits out at mail delivery charge in the Isle of AxholmeThis is ScunthorpeChanges made by Royal Mail to the way it delivers post in North Lincolnshire have seen new delivery methods and the adoption of new routes in an attempt to modernise the way the firm …
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Anne Walter, a carrier for the Sterling Post Office, hops into her truck after delivering packages Friday afternoon. The U.S. Postal Service is set to eliminate Saturday mail delivery in August. More: continued here
Read More ȣ45k post office relocation plan
PLANS have been drawn up to relocate Gourock Post Office as part of a possible £45,000 upgrade. Gourockians are being asked for their views on the proposals by the Post Office, which has launched a public consultation to gauge people's views on the project. More: continued here
Read More »For Rural Towns, Postal Service Cuts Are A Loss Of Identity – NPR
NPR For Rural Towns, Postal Service Cuts Are A Loss Of IdentityNPRLast year, the U.S. Postal Service abandoned plans to close thousands of small post offices, opting instead to cut hours. But there are fears the cuts will continue until the rural post office is no more. Two highways lead …
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