Visions for Vacancies: US Post Office, 1262 Post RoadPatch.comThe former site of the U.S. Post Office at 1262 Post Road may be closed for mailing operations, but plans to renovate the building and move in retailers are already underway. The U.S. Postal Service sold the building earlier this year and …
Read More »Trust the post office to deliver, come what may – Independent Online (blog)
Trust the post office to deliver, come what mayIndependent Online (blog)In 1999 Britain's Royal Mail service offered a plan to parents: they could have their children post-coded so that, if lost, they could be delivered home via the post office. Parents could place stickers carrying identification data into their children …
Read More »Alibaba Says Sales Better Than Amazon And eBay…Combined
Taobao, the e-commerce steam engine of the Alibaba Group. The company's chief strategy officer said this weekend it will likely post sales greater than Amazon and eBay combined this year. There is a certain beauty of having a virtual monopoly in China online retail. Your sales can be bigger than …
Read More »Cameron Post Office’s fate will be on line at meeting – The Times and Democrat
Cameron Post Office's fate will be on line at meetingThe Times and DemocratCAMERON — Reduced hours of operation or maybe even its permanent closing could be in the cards for the Cameron Post Office. Cameron Mayor David W. Summers reported at the Sept. 4 town council meeting that officials with …
Read More »Teenager captures out-of-this-world space photos with £30 eBay camera – The Sun
The Sun Teenager captures out-of-this-world space photos with £30 eBay cameraThe SunTHEY look like they could be the latest images taken from a multi-million pound Nasa satellite – but these stunning snaps were actually taken by a teenager with a £30 camera. Adam Cudworth, 19, managed to capture these incredible …
Read More »Paralympic hero Josef Craig honoured as Jarrow postbox repainted – Journal Live
Paralympic hero Josef Craig honoured as Jarrow postbox repaintedJournal LiveRoyal Mail painters arrived at Grange Road in Jarrow on Saturday to paint it gold. Josef and his parents will see it when they arrive back on Tyneside tomorrow. The excited 15-year-old, who was born with cerebral palsy, said from London's …
Read More »Lawmakers return to Washington with key objective: kick the can down the road – Orlando Sentinel
Lawmakers return to Washington with key objective: kick the can down the roadOrlando SentinelThe food and farm legislation has bedeviled House leaders because many GOP conservatives want deeper cuts to food stamps than Democrats, whose votes are needed to pass the measure, are willing to go for. In all likelihood, …
Read More »Stamped on the Sidewalk: Median Income Data – Patch.com
Stamped on the Sidewalk: Median Income DataPatch.comThey're almost too easy to miss, with their black letters set against the grooved and spotted gray pavement. But, these sidewalk stamps are quite telling, if you stop long enough to read them. The next time you're standing on the southeastern or … More: …
Read More »EBay, Expedia See Mobile Bookings Gaining on Purchases Via PCs
Expedia Inc. (EXPE) , Fandango Inc. and EBay Inc. (EBAY) are among online retailers benefiting from surging mobile sales, as on-the-go consumers increasingly use wireless devices to book hotels and buy event tickets. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service honoring Flight 93: Stamp cancellation will be available – The Tribune-Democrat
Postal Service honoring Flight 93: Stamp cancellation will be availableThe Tribune-DemocratPictorial cancellations commemorating special events are as popular with philatelists as stamps. A few thousand cancellations are requested from the Shanksville Post Office each year. Also proposed to honor the heroism of the Flight 93 passengers and …and more » More: …
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