Post office closures would hurt hikers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hiking the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail already is grueling, and the U.S. Postal Service may make it even tougher. A plan to close rural post offices could shutter several outposts long used by hikers to receive food and gear as they walk the trail from Georgia …

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American Apparel: Buy It Soon! on eBay – brandchannel.com

Reuters American Apparel: Buy It Soon! on eBaybrandchannel.comPortfolio.com reports that the fashion retailer has partnered with eBay to “hopefully boost its Internet sales, which currently make up less than ten percent of the company's revenue.” The partnership kicks off Sept. 1. The company is expecting it will …An Apparel eXperimentPortfolio.com …

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2 post offices in Bridgeport eyed for closure – Ct Post

2 post offices in Bridgeport eyed for closureCt PostSara Laden picks up her mail from the Barnum post office, on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, Thursday, July 28, 2011. The Barnus station is one of two Bridgeport Post Offices recently targeted for possible closure. Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut …Himes Fights …

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