New York Times (blog) Post Office Still Making ChangesIndiana’s NewsCenterUNDATED (Indiana's NewsCenter) – As of Friday morning, two Post Office branches in the Summit City "remain" on the list of 371 nationwide …New list of post office closures includes Albany, Scotia sitesAlbany Times UnionLocal Post Office closuresWPECWorld Post Day celebrated …
Read More »FedEx Economist Predicts Strong Recovery (Journal of Commerce Online)
The recovery may be sharper and quicker than expected, but FedEx’s chief economist believes consumer wariness could blunt it within a few quarters. More: continued here
Read More »IMRG responds to Royal Mail strike action (Mad.co.uk)
IMRG says Royal Mail is risking its work in engaging with online retail by taking strike action. More: continued here
Read More »75% Of Firms May Drop Royal Mail (MalaysiaNews.net)
An exclusive survey for Sky News shows that three quarters of businesses are considering dropping the Royal Mail as a national strike looms. The poll in conjunction with the British Chambers of Comm… More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Postal Service’s Newest Postage Stamps to be Unveiled at Aquarium of the Pacific (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor)
USPS’s Newest 44-cent First-Class Postage Stamps the Nature of America: Kelp Forest Stamp Pane By Richard Maher Long Beach, CA – Creatures of California’s kelp forest swim into the nation’s mail stream on the U.S. Postal Service’s newest 44-cent First-Class postage stamps the Nature of America: Kelp Forest stamp pane. …
Read More »Argos and eBay to desert Royal Mail (Guardian Unlimited)
• 75% of 250 firms may opt for rival delivery service • Crozier condemns union decision to take action Argos joined a growing band of retailers making plans to desert Royal Mail today as the Communication Workers Union voted overwhelmingly in favour of a national strike over proposed changes to …
Read More »Royal Mail hires temporary staff – Financial Times
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail hires temporary staffFinancial TimesRoyal Mail is recruiting hundreds of temporary staff at special sorting centres in an effort to keep services …Small businesses urge Royal Mail strike interventionguardian.co.ukCharities fear £50m mail strike disaster at ChristmasDaily MailRoyal Mail strike threatens ChristmasInquirerTelegraph.co.uk –BBC News –Registerall 731 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »eBay and Amazon React to Threat of UK Postal Strike (AuctionBytes)
eBay and Amazon are taking steps to prepare for a possible national postal strike in the UK. The Communication Workers Union voted today to take strike action over job security and working conditions at Royal Mail, a situation that would have online sellers and retailers scrambling just as the holiday …
Read More »MP demands post office action (Cornwall 24)
50% more people have difficulty accessing a local post office since Labour came to power in 1997, the government’s own figures have revealed. Local MP, Dan Rogerson, has demanded that the Government takes local people’s concerns over Post Offices seriously. The government’s ‘Survey of English Housing’ study shows that 10% …
Read More »Man Used Someone Else’s Food Stamps, Sheriff Says (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
A Guilford County man was arrested and charged with using food stamps that weren’t assigned to him to buy groceries at several Greensboro stores. More: continued here
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