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The digital revolution hasn’t quite arrived at Unity Plaza. Working and poor folks from the Barbour Street neighborhood in north Hartford come to their post office for money orders and to mail bills, buy stamps or check their mailbox. Many of them walk. This gritty outpost — the one with …

KASA Post Office Losses Continue to GrowWGRZ-TVLosses by the post office have been mounting over the last few years as more private mail and bill payments were switched to the Internet, and the recession caused a reduction in the volume of business mail. In the three months from April through …

Ebay Fashion Outlet will launch September 19 with stock from Neiman Marcus Last Call, Brooks Brothers, Spanx and more. More: continued here

eBay told analysts in February, it would launch branded outlet stores on eBay.com later this year, and it provided more information about the shops on Thursday. eBay will launch the Outlet Stores on September 19 and will include Neiman Marcus Last Call, William Rast, Spanx, Fila, Timberland, Brooks Brothers, Bluefly …

As Food Stamp Numbers Hit Record Highs, Luxury Sales Boom – Aug 05Beyond ChronMeanwhile, the US Agriculture Department reported that a record 41.8 million Americans now receive food stamps, and the numbers getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies increased by 18% in the past year. …and more » More: continued here

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $3.1 billion in the April through June period. That brings losses for the year to $5.7 billion, and the agency could be forced to default on payments due to the federal government at the end of the fiscal year in September. …

Kleptomaniac Darlaston postman targeted valuable packagesBirmingham MailBryan, of in Addenbrook Street, Darlaston, was working as a postman based at the Royal Mail's Bilston delivery office and he came under suspicion when a package that did not relate to his round was found in his bag. A test packet was then …

A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen has said that he bought some of the radioactive materials he used on eBay. More: continued here

Lakeshore update: City clerk earns Master designationHerald Times ReporterCOLLINS — The United States Postal Service may close more than 3500 of its retail locations, including the post office in Collins. The agency announced that it will study 3653 local offices, branches and stations for possible closing; …and more » More: continued …

One Harrisburg Post Office To Close In SeptemberWGAL LancasterNews 8 has confirmed that the Keystone Branch Post Office at 813 Market Street will be shut down by early September. The Postal Service says it's because the building is being sold. The only services offered at the outlet were post office …