In a logistics debut, Amazon acquired order fulfillment company Kiva Systems. So will it add FedEx or UPS to its list of rivals? The competition has already begun, says Ben Schachter, internet analyst at McQuarie Securities. More: continued here
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Royal Mail to set own stamp pricesLiverpool EchoRoyal Mail is to be given the freedom to set its own prices for first-class stamps and other mail, the regulator has announced. Ofcom said that, subject to the safeguards it is putting in place, Royal Mail will make decisions on the price …
Read More »Royal Mail refuses to rule out £1 first-class stamp – Telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail refuses to rule out £1 first-class stampTelegraph.co.ukThe price of stamps could continue to rise sharply, with Royal Mail refusing to rule out an eventual £1 charge for a first-class stamp. By James Hall, Consumer Affairs Editor The move follows the postal service's announcement that the price of a …
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Sounding off about food stamp issuesKFVSMary Jackson is a mother of five and relies on food stamps to feed her family. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter says Robert Wayne Starkey admitted he bought wine with his food stamp funds. (KFVS) – How would you feel if you gave someone money …
Read More »Merkley, Wyden Seek to Save Rural Post Offices – KTVZ
Merkley, Wyden Seek to Save Rural Post OfficesKTVZJeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday he will be offering an amendment to major legislation overhauling the US Postal Service to save rural post offices now targeted for closure. Merkley's amendment would require that a post office closure cannot result … More: continued here
Read More »Stamp out the sell-off of the Royal Mail – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Stamp out the sell-off of the Royal MailMirror.co.ukRoads, cops, health, education, councils and the Royal Mail are all going under the hammer. Labour made expensive mistakes and the disastrous letters PFI will be on the last Government's tombstone. Putting up the cost of a First Class stamp by nearly …
Read More »UGA will close campus post office – Online Athens
UGA will close campus post officeOnline AthensBy Lee Shearer – lee.shearer@onlineathens.com The post office in the University of Georgia's Tate Student Center will soon close its doors for good. UGA officials announced Tuesday that the post office would close permanently on May 31. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown San Jose post office evacuated after white powder spotted
The U.S. Postal Service determined that white powder discovered Tuesday morning at a downtown office is not harmful, and is some sort of herbal remedy from Taiwan that a father ordered for his child. More: continued here
Read More »EBay blocks sale of sorbitol after death in Italy – Baltimore Sun
EBay blocks sale of sorbitol after death in ItalyBaltimore SunROME (Reuters) – Online auction company EBay Inc said on Monday it had blocked global sales of sorbitol following the death of a medical patient in Italy who consumed a sample of the sugar substitute which had been bought on the …
Read More »Charlize Theron & Baby Jackson: Post Office Pair – The Gossip Girls
Us Magazine Charlize Theron & Baby Jackson: Post Office PairThe Gossip GirlsTaking her little man out on her errand run, Charlize Theron was spotted out at the local post office in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday (March 27). The 36-year-old South African actress toted baby Jackson in a snug carrier …
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