A major problem on the Post Office’s Horizon IT system floored transactions for two 30 minute periods yesterday, as tens of thousands of customers queued in branches, waiting to send their Christmas parcels. More: continued here
msnbc.com Decisions on rural post offices get delay until MayCorvallis Gazette TimesCASCADIA – The US Postal Service agreed Tuesday to delay announcing closures of post offices and mail processing centers until May 15, 2012, due to requests made by 11 senators, including Ron Wyden of Oregon. The announcement affects post offices in …Douglas Post Office…
Post office closures delayedOmaha World-HeraldThe US Postal Service has agreed to delay until May 15 the closings or consolidations of 252 mail processing centers and 3700 local post offices. Among the targets are mail processing centers in North Platte and Lincoln and post offices in Ithaca, …and more » More: continued here
The U.S. Postal Service has voluntarily agreed to a five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities to give Congress more time to enact postal reform legislation, Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday. The Oregon facilities targeted for closure include the 200-employee processing center next to Gateway Mall in … More: continued here
Tribune Opinion: New Raymer gets a reprieve; post office to remain open for nowGreeley TribuneThe US Postal Service announced that the New Raymer Post office is off the government's chopping block — at least for now. This is good news for the tiny community. The post office is really the center of the area, which…
Clegg stamps authority at AFR with key hiresB&T Marketing & MediaEXCLUSIVE: Financial Review Group chief executive Brett Clegg has stamped his authority on the Fairfax division with a raft of key appointments which round out the management shakeup, as the group continues to focus … More: continued here
Post office closures delayed temporarilySilver City Sun NewsSILVER CITY – Post offices on the chopping block around the country got a reprieve Tuesday after the US Postal Service agreed to put a temporary moratorium on closing any postal facilities at the request of 15 … More: continued here
Financial woes might close Sylvan Way post officeKitsap SunMEEGAN M. REID/KITSAP SUN Manette resident Bob Johns holds a stack of packages to mail while waiting in line Monday at the Sylvan Way Post Office in East Bremerton. MEEGAN M. REID/KITSAP SUN Sylvan Way Post Office in East Bremerton. …and more » More: continued here
Auctionbytes eBay Launches Guaranteed Arrival Holiday Delivery ProgramAuctionbyteseBay has launched a new feature called Guaranteed Arrival to highlight items that are available to be delivered in time for the holidays – guaranteed. At this time, it is only available to a small number of eBay sellers, … More: continued here
EBay Inc. (EBAY) ’s PayPal business, aiming to challenge Groupon Inc . and LivingSocial.com in the market for online daily deals, plans to start offering coupons tailored to users’ buying habits and mobile-phone locations. More: continued here