Athens residents can breathe easy once again, for the Great Postage Stamp Crisis of 2013 is over. Yes, it's true. Though most Athens residents may not have even noticed it, the three-week short age of postage stamps affected local business owners and private citizens alike. As of last Tuesday, however, local post offices were reporting…
ROYAL MAIL chiefs refute claims Whitstable residents will be forced to travel to Canterbury to collect undelivered mail. More: continued here
EcommerceBytes eBay's Magento Tightens Standards for Third-Party ProvidersEcommerceByteseBay's Magento division has launched a new Solution Partner Program, it announced on Friday. Magento Solution Partners are Magento specialists who have design, development and integration skills and a record of successful Magento implementations. More: continued here
RESIDENTS fighting the planned closure of the Whitstable Royal Mail delivery office will take part in a second protest convoy this… More: continued here
BBC News Childhood dream come true: Stamps that smell and taste of chocolatemsnNOWWay to make snail mail infinitely more appealing than hitting send on an email, Belgium. The cocoa crazy nation has released a set of special stamps that smell and taste like chocolate. Bpost, the Belgian post office, has printed more than 500,000 …Belgium…
State of the Union, post office, family business, gun control and Portlandia …OregonLive.comHere are some highlights from the world of opinion, along with the latest editorials from The Oregonian editorial board. Ron Fournier writes for the National Journal about President Obama's upcoming State of the Union address and the ways the speech … More: continued…
Royal Mail simplify parcel servicesTameBayRoyal Mail will reduce their offering to six outbound and two return services with easy to understand features. It'll be easier for retailers and consumers to decide which service to use with a choice of Standard, Tracked and timed Guaranteed services … More: continued here
Yardsellr, The “eBay For Facebook,” Becomes The Latest Casualty In Social …TechCrunchOne of the many startups playing in this space was Yardsellr, a startup created by former eBay executives, which aspired to become the “eBay for Facebook” — without the auctions. In 2010, the startup raised $5 million from Accel and when TechCrunch … More:…
British Gas goes back to Royal MailLogistics ManagerRoyal Mail has won back the British Gas contract to collect, sort and deliver statements to customers – the largest major business mail contract to return to Royal Mail since a new regulatory framework was introduced by Ofcom last year. In 2007, Royal… More: continued here
Can the Post Office turn package delivery into profits?The Business Review (Albany) (blog)At a time when letter-writing is declining and internet shopping is increasing, the Post Office is facing a dilemma: how to change their business model to keep up with demand. The US Postal Service is requesting aid from private companies and … More:…