Despite a rocky beginning that saw it struggling to pay bills and find funding, Federal Express was delivering 65,000 packages per day by the early 1980s. One key to Federal Express’ success was a crafty use of multi-channel marketing and IT before most other marketers had recognized their strategic advantage. …
Read More »Stink over French Perfume Costs eBay (NBC Bay Area)
French courts rule against eBay for trade in Dior scents. More: continued here
Read More »UPDATED: One post office branch set to close in Roanoke (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
And now there is one. More: continued here
Read More »Why the Post Office Closed its Clinton St. Branch – Grand Street News
New York Times Why the Post Office Closed its Clinton St. BranchGrand Street NewsThe Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 recognized the right of postal unions to negotiate their contracts, but it also abolished the US Post Office…Mailing Deadline for Iraq, Afghanistan set for Dec. 4State JournalCredit Card Solicitations on the …
Read More »EBay Fined $2.5 Million for LVMH French Perfume Sales (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. and a European unit were fined a total of 1.7 million euros ($2.55 million) by a Paris court for failing to halt sales of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA perfumes on its French Web site. More: continued here
Read More »Memphis airport’s east-west runway reopens after $50 million update (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Memphis International Airport’s east-west runway reopened at noon today after a nine-month reconstruction costing about $50 million.The Airport Authority made good on a promise to reopen the runway in time for FedEx’s holiday shipping season.The 8,946-foot-long strip on the northern end of the airfield had been closed since March as …
Read More »Southwest, Fed Ex planes dinged in airport mishap (Rocky Mount Telegram)
DALLAS — Planes belonging to Southwest Airlines Co. and FedEx Corp. suffered minor damage when… More: continued here
Read More »More Central Virginians are Using Food Stamps (WCAV Charlottesville)
Unemployment continues to rise in the United States, and so does the cost of food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says one out of eight Americans are using food stamps, and we’re seeing that trend on a local level. More: continued here
Read More »Thieves strike Royal Mail van in Southampton – Parcel2Go
Thieves strike Royal Mail van in SouthamptonParcel2GoThousands of pounds worth of jewellery and other items have been stolen from a Royal Mail van in Southampton, it has been reported. Thieves raided the van, … More: continued here
Read More »Main Post Office to keep night shift (Rocky Mount Telegram)
A night shift at the main post office branch in Rocky Mount on George Street will continue to process mail. More: continued here
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