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The Post Office is seeking partnerships with retail firms for 70 of its main high street branches, saying the move will help them remain in their current locations. More: continued here

THE impending closures of five postal delivery offices have been delayed indefinitely, the Echo can reveal. More: continued here

Reducing the workload: Post office to cut Saturday deliveryGreat Falls TribuneNick Liston, a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, walks his route along 2nd Avenue South on Wednesday afternoon. The postal service plans to cut back to five-day-a-week delivery except for packages to stem its financial losses, eliminating …US …

Royal Mail wins British Gas dealexpressandstar.comRoyal Mail has also been awarded a contract to deliver smart meters to British Gas engineers, and an extension to a deal for the overnight delivery of parts to the same company. Mike Newnham, Royal Mail's chief customer officer, said: "Royal Mail is … More: …

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays, which former Lynn District Postmaster Thomas Costin called a very sad day. More: continued here

Fight obesity, curb food stamps, SC official saysThe Augusta ChronicleCOLUMBIA — South Carolina's public health chief says further restricting what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on the state's obesity problem. Fight obesity, curb food stamps, SC official says. The Augusta Chronicle. February …

PRI’s The World US Post Office's Southernmost Branch at Amundsen-Scott South Pole StationPRI’s The WorldThe US Postal Service has announced it plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. The financially struggling agency says the move could help it save as much as $2 billion a year. But it could delay …

By Heather Somerville San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay scored a victory when a California appeals court sided with the Internet shopping site in a long-standing antitrust case, sending a warning to customers that they had better More: continued here

Royal Mail wins British Gas dealThe IndependentRoyal Mail has also been awarded a contract to deliver smart meters to British Gas engineers, and an extension to a deal for the overnight delivery of parts to the same company. Mike Newnham, Royal Mail's chief customer officer, said: "Royal Mail is … …

Although there had been talk of drastic changes on the horizon for the United States Postal Service, Fond du Lac Postmaster Ed Graczyk was caught off guard by the official announcement Wednesday morning that the USPS would discontinue Saturday mail delive More: continued here