If Livingston grasps his opportunity, BT can emerge revitalisedTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThis is what has held back the Royal Mail, bt's former state-owned stablemate, for years. The dead hand of state ownership has left the Royal Mail wheezing on the barest supply of financial oxygen. Despite this, management has forced modernisation on …
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A day after he warned the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the country’s dependence on foreign oil, FedEx chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith testified Wednesday to a House panel on the use of civilian airliners by the military. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Raises Cost of Stamps – Bell Gardens Sun
Post Office Raises Cost of StampsBell Gardens Sun, CABy EGP News Service The cost of a first-class mail stamp increased two cents to 44 cents on Monday. The price of a postcard stamp increased 1 cent to 28 cents, the first ounce of a large envelope increased 5 cents to 88 …
Read More »Black Hole Deepens At Royal Mail Pensions (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
The Royal Mail has doubled its profits to £321m – but its pension black hole has deepened to a huge £6.8bn. More: continued here
Read More »Community support needed to preserve Post Office gardens (The Mammoth Times)
Bringing back the wildflower gardens at Mammoth’s Post Office will require help from locals this year. Even with the recent increase in postage rates, it’s economic hard times for the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Retail Loss Prevention Expert Paul Jones Joins eBay Inc. as Global … – PR Newswire (press release)
Retail Loss Prevention Expert Paul Jones Joins eBay Inc. as Global …PR Newswire (press release), NYWASHINGTON , May 14 /PRNewswire/ — eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: eBay) today announced that Paul Jones , former vice president of asset protection at the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), has joined eBay as global director of …
Read More »Baby Born At the Post Office in Cambridgeshire – Baby Chums
BBC News Baby Born At the Post Office in CambridgeshireBaby Chums, FLThe post office in Cambridgeshire had an interesting day when pregnant Sonia Marina walked into the building. Marina went into labor while buying mobile phone credits at the post office. Baby Dulcie was delivered at the post office and the …
Read More »Royal Mail doubles annual profit (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Profit doubled at Royal Mail last year despite a drop in mail volumes as all four of its businesses reported a full-year profit for the first time in two decades. More: continued here
Read More »Deputies investigate reported robbery outside Strathmore Post Office (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
Tulare County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a reported robbery of a woman Tuesday outside the Strathmore Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »Good news from the Royal Mail – bad news for Mandelson – guardian.co.uk
Daily Mail Good news from the Royal Mail – bad news for Mandelsonguardian.co.uk, UKEven the main letter delivery and Post Office arm returned to profitability. For the business secretary there is no bigger political problem at present than the Royal Mail. Lord Mandelson is trying to drive through legislation to part-privatise …
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