Striking The Right Balance – Hell Mail

Hell Mail Striking The Right BalanceHell MailThe European Commission still has doubts concerning plans by the UK government to free the Royal Mail of its pension deficit in an effort to attract potential investors unless there are adequate measures to mitigate any distortions of competition due … More: continued here

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Closing post offices – High Plains Journal

Closing post officesHigh Plains JournalThe identity of many towns is marked by having their own US Post Office. A five-digit number, a ZIP code, is proof that a population center exists. A post office provides one or more local jobs and a gathering place where people can have a reason …

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Armed robber detained by public – BBC News

Armed robber detained by publicBBC NewsAn armed robber was dragged from his motorbike and detained by members of the public after a raid on a post office in Greater Manchester. Police were called to Heaton Moor post office at around 10:00 BST after reports a masked man had threatened staff …

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Royal Mail stamps mark first airmail service – Times Series

BBC News Royal Mail stamps mark first airmail serviceTimes SeriesBy Natalie O'Neill » ROYAL Mail has issued four stamps to commemorate the centenary of the first airmail service today. The stamps pay tribute to the pioneering aviators who made postal history on September 9, exactly 100 years since Gustav Hamel's …

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Targeting the Post Office – CounterPunch

Targeting the Post OfficeCounterPunchThe Post Office has a deficit, and on its front page the paper of record listed the main reasons why: labor costs are 80% of total cost in the post office but only 53% and 32% at UPS and Fed Ex; health benefits are more generous at …

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India Helps Take eBay To $39

eBay’s India business is reporting impressive top-line growth in exports. Based on information from the Asian Exporters’ Index, India was the second-fastest growing country for eBay’s exports after South Korea with Indian exports growing by 85% year-on-year (YoY) on the website. This trend also reflects the popular demand of exotic, …

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