Europe may be grappling with hefty debt burdens and flagging growth, but there is something drawing the world’s biggest package shippers to the region. Just a few weeks ago UPS agreed to shell out $6.8 billion for Dutch firm TNT Express, and on Thursday FedEx announced a smaller deal for …
Read More »Stamps.com Earns the USPS Chief Information Officer’s Mail Technology Award – MarketWatch (press release)
Stamps.com Earns the USPS Chief Information Officer's Mail Technology AwardMarketWatch (press release)LOS ANGELES, CA, Apr 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Stamps.com(R) (NASDAQ:STMP) , the leading provider of USPS(R) postage online and shipping software to over 400000 customers, today announced that it has received the USPS Chief Information …and more » …
Read More »FedEx to buy Polish courier Opek
FedEx Corp. said Thursday that it will buy Polish courier company Opek to gain a ground delivery network with about $70 million in annual sales. More: continued here
Read More »New stamps on 100th anniversary of Titanic disaster
London, April 5 (IANS) Britain will launch a collection of stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps, exhibitions, superstitions and a 3D film mark Titanic anniversary
Next week will mark the 100th anniversary of the disastrous maiden voyage of the Titanic, and it seems public interest in the ill-fated ship remains as strong as ever. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp rise no false alarm – This is Bath
Stamp rise no false alarmThis is BathHaving seen too many episodes of New Tricks, I suspected the fake attack might be a diversion for a bigger heist – holding up a tourist leaving the post office, demanding they hand over their postage stamps. The recently announced staggering mail price … …
Read More »Stamp rise no false alarm – This is North Devon
Stamp rise no false alarmThis is North DevonHaving seen too many episodes of New Tricks, I suspected the fake attack might be a diversion for a bigger heist – holding up a tourist leaving the post office, demanding they hand over their postage stamps. The recently announced staggering mail price …
Read More »New Stamp Series Honours Dr George Pemba – AllAfrica.com
New Stamp Series Honours Dr George PembaAllAfrica.comTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr George Pemba, a well-known Eastern Cape artist, the South African Post Office has issued a set of 10 stamps featuring some of his best-known artworks. Dr Pemba, who died in 2001, … More: continued …
Read More »Snowball the cat's 'attacks' halt Royal Mail deliveries to owner's home in Peterborough
Royal Mail has stopped delivering letters to a house in Peterborough because of the 'high level of risk' posed by a tiny cat described as 'harmless and playful' by her owner More: continued here
Read More »Their View: End-of-month hunger hurts students on food stamps – Silver City Sun News
Bloomberg Their View: End-of-month hunger hurts students on food stampsSilver City Sun NewsNew research suggests that s especially true for students from families on food stamps, perhaps because life at home gets more stressful as benefits run out. Modifying the food-stamp program so that benefits are paid out twice, rather …
Read More »