EcommerceBytes (blog) USPS Smooths Way for eBay China ImportsEcommerceBytes (blog)An EcommerceBytes reader who ordered an item on eBay.com sent me a photo of the package he received today. The package comes from a Chinese seller taking advantage of a service called "ePacket," the result of a 2010 trilateral agreement between …
Read More »The man who posted himself: The suburban accountant who tested the Royal Mail … – Daily Mail
The man who posted himself: The suburban accountant who tested the Royal Mail…Daily MailHis patient father Edmund Bray is standing in the doorway accepting the receipt from the postman This is certainly not a facility provided by the Royal Mail today. It still permits the carriage of live bees — …
Read More »Postal dept to pay 83K compensation – Times of India
Postal dept to pay 83K compensationTimes of IndiaThe forum also directed the superintendent of post offices of Malda head post office (under Malda division), postmaster of Ratua sub-post office and the postmaster and peon of Kamalpur branch post office to pay the compensation within a month. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Pension Windfall To Go On Deficit – 106 JACK fm
Royal Mail Pension Windfall To Go On Deficit106 JACK fmA £28bn windfall from transferring Royal Mail pensions to the state will be used to pay down the deficit rather than to invest in major projects, according to the Treasury. Officials believe the deal may be approved in time for Chancellor …
Read More »Mom on food stamps shows courage – Chicago Sun-Times
Mom on food stamps shows courageChicago Sun-TimesVicki Jones' March 18 op-ed, “I'm on food stamps. Don't hate me for it,” is one of the most admirable and courageous columns I've read in a long, long time. She has volunteered to be the poster girl for ridicule — dished out by …
Read More »Warrnambool post office plan fails to deliver
WARRNAMBOOL City Council’s hopes to secure a government department tenant for the old Timor Street post office have fallen through. More: continued here
Read More »Analysts: FedEx likely a beneficiary of UPS-TNT deal
The move, say some analysts, could strengthen FedEx's hand in Europe. More: continued here
Read More »Give your mail some green pride with USPS’s Go Green stamps – MiamiHerald.com
Give your mail some green pride with USPS's Go Green stampsMiamiHerald.comBy MATT MCNAB In anticipation of Earth Day in April, the US Postal Service has re-released their Go Green stamp sheets and outlined their conservation goals through 2015. The stamps were designed by Eli Noyes for Earth Day last year. …
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Star of the show: Salmon kibbeh neyyeh. Spacious: Big and pleasant, the interior at the Post Office Hotel. The Post Office Hotel gets the stamp of approval. Stephen Downes reports. More: continued here
Read More »UK borrowing seen below 100 bln pounds next year – Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk UK borrowing seen below 100 bln pounds next yearReuters* Underlying UK borrowing broadly in line with forecasts * Royal Mail pension assets to help 2012/13 deficit * Growth may nudge higher, Queen's Jubilee to weigh By Matt Falloon LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – British government borrowing next year is …
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