Royal Mail website hit again by IT glitchIDG News ServiceSome Royal Mail customers struggled to log in to their online accounts yesterday, which makes it the six consecutive month that users have experienced IT problems. Some Royal Mail customers struggled to log in to their online accounts yesterday, … More: …
Read More »Fresh Direct Will Take Food Stamps, Deliver to the Bronx – WNYC
Gothamist Fresh Direct Will Take Food Stamps, Deliver to the BronxWNYCThe company says it will also accept food stamps at a few select locations as part of a pilot program. Fresh Direct said it was still working out the details of the food stamp program and couldn't say yet in …
Read More »Kansas town to auction first flush of giant public toilet on eBay – Bellingham Herald
Kansas town to auction first flush of giant public toilet on eBayBellingham HeraldBids are being taken on eBay for the honor of a first flush, which is scheduled for 3:21 pm CDT June 2 in Lucas. As of Friday afternoon, 45 bids had been received, and the highest was $215. …
Read More »Small post offices appear saved, for the moment – Brownsville Herald
Small post offices appear saved, for the momentBrownsville HeraldBy ALLEN ESSEX/The Brownsville Herald LOS INDIOS — No small rural post offices will be closed anytime soon in Cameron and Willacy counties, but hours of operation will be cut back at six small towns in the area, US Post Office officials …
Read More »Fort Worth post office facility hit by consolidation plan – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth post office facility hit by consolidation planFort Worth Star TelegramSam Bolen, a spokesman for the US Post Office Fort Worth district, said although incoming mail operations will be handled in Coppell, mail will still be sorted at the Fort Worth facility. "The plant is not shutting down, it …
Read More »China: Facebook Mania Hits China, While Apple Adds a New Chinese Operator – Minyanville.com
China: Facebook Mania Hits China, While Apple Adds a New Chinese OperatorMinyanville.comThe way forward for Facebook would be to partner with a local company, as Amazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) have done to varying degrees of success. At TechCrunch, Henry Fong opines that a way for Facebook to penetrate China …
Read More »Postal centers will start to consolidate – Albany Times Union
Postal centers will start to consolidateAlbany Times UnionAP In this photo taken May 15, 2012, in Hope, Alaska, Linda Graham, the postmaster in Hope, discusses the US Postal Service's plan to cut the rural Alaska post office's hours. The nearly bankrupt US Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to …
Read More »Fort Worth post office facility hit by consolidation plan
The Fort Worth mail sorting facility will stay open, but some opertions move to Coppell. More: continued here
Read More »Devils Lake Post Office processing center to close – Devil’s Lake Daily Journal
Devils Lake Post Office processing center to closeDevil’s Lake Daily JournalNearly 250 centers will close as the nearly bankrupt US Postal Service moves forward with a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting plan. The Postal Service on Thursday said it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help.and more » More: …
Read More »Unions fear Tesco move into post offices – The Guardian
The Guardian Unions fear Tesco move into post officesThe GuardianTesco could become a major player in a restructured Post Office– handing out pensions and benefit payments – as a government sponsored cost-cutting drive looks to replace traditional counters with a cheaper service offered at the checkouts of … More: continued …
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