Royal Mail increased its operating profit by 4 per cent to £184m in the first half of the financial year, in spite of a drop in revenues and a continuing decline in the number of letters being posted. More: continued here
Read More »Post office gears up for hectic holiday season – RocNow
KOMO News Post office gears up for hectic holiday seasonRocNowThomas Keegan, 8, center, and brother James, 10, right, of Brighton wait as mom gathers passport applications at the Jefferson Road post office. …Post Office in midst of big holiday surgeReno Gazette JournalLittle Rock Post Office Ready For Busiest Mailing DayToday’s …
Read More »Goods taken in mail van raid – TeleText
Goods taken in mail van raidTeleTextPolice are hunting thieves after a second high value theft from a Royal Mail van in Southampton in a month. Special delivery items thought to be jewellery … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office in midst of big holiday surge – Reno Gazette Journal
Post Office in midst of big holiday surgeReno Gazette Journal1 and Christmas Eve, USPS spokesman David Rupert said people would be surprised at the numbers that pass through the Yerington Post Office. … More: continued here
Read More »Mary Dejevsky: Why we stay away from the Post Office (Independent)
It’s that time of year again, and I don’t mean the time when the Christmas lights are prematurely lit. Early December is fine. No, it’s that time when you have to make your annual trip to the Post Office to buy stamps for the cards you want to dispatch to …
Read More »Post office robber gets 12 years (Omaha World-Herald)
A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for robbing a north Omaha post office. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist’s Newmark Would Have Canceled EBay Sale (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — Craigslist Inc. co-founder Craig Newmark said he would have canceled the sale of a stake to EBay Inc. had he known the auction company would use confidential data to start a competing classified-advertising Web site. More: continued here
Read More »Tesco, first direct, IBM and eBay named among Econsultancy 2009 Innovation … – Web 2.0 Journal
Tesco, first direct, IBM and eBay named among Econsultancy 2009 Innovation …Web 2.0 JournalTesco, Comet, IBM and eBay were also among the winners in Econsultancy's annual awards which recognise the smartest new ideas and achievements across …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Special Sacramento River fishing stamp repealed – Record-Searchlight
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Read More »• City: Leave office alone – Coastline Pilot
• City: Leave office aloneCoastline PilotCity officials unanimously supported folks who oppose the possible closure of the South Laguna Post Office as a disservice to the city. … More: continued here
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