Severe weather across the U.S. has caused a delivery backlog at FedEx Corp., prompting the shipping company to take the extraordinary step of keeping all of its domestic sorting stations open for four hours on Christmas Day to allow customers to pick up… More: continued here
Read More »Illinois Has More Food-Stamp Recipients Than Ever (Chicago Public Radio)
Audio Available As economic conditions have gotten worse, the number of Illinois residents who receive food stamps has set another record. More: continued here
Read More »Sign Of The Times: Food Stamp Use Soars (CBS News)
Tough times are putting a strain on household budgets across the country. A record number of people are now being forced do what they once thought un-thinkable: use food stamps. Byron Pitts reports. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay changes backfire as it loses ground to rivals (Independent)
John Donahoe, chief executive of eBay, is facing questions over his leadership of the online auctions pioneer which has been trying to turn itself into a more traditional e-commerce website. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx punts on advertising for XLIII (CBS Sportsline)
Saying ‘times have changed,’ FedEx Corp. announced it will not advertise during Super Bowl XLIII, set for Tampa Bay, Fla., on Feb. 1. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx: No Super Bowl ads (Miami Herald)
Saying ”times have changed,” FedEx ( FDX) announced it will not advertise during Super Bowl 43, set for Tampa Bay on Feb. 1. FedEx has run ads during the Super Bowl broadcast for the past 12 years and has had an advertising presence in 18 Super Bowls since 1989. Some …
Read More »Newton Post Office distinguished for excellence in customer service (Newton Daily News)
Special to the Daily News Last week the Newton Post Office received a Five Star Customer Service Award for its excellence in customer service. More: continued here
Read More »'safety net' is wearing thinner – San Francisco Chronicle
'safety net' is wearing thinnerSan Francisco Chronicle, USA –1 hour agoFood stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are one of the best assistance programs, offering an average of $200 a month to …Study shows increased reliance on social safety net in CaliforniaSan Jose Mercury NewsBigger than the deficitLa …
Read More »Royal Mail to be part-privatised (Guardian Unlimited)
The Royal Mail will be partially privatised as part of a range of measures to protect its long-term future, Lord Mandelson announced today. The business secretary said the government had already had an expression of interest from the Dutch postal company TNT and that part-privatisation was necessary to ensure the …
Read More »FedEx sorting stations open for part of Christmas (WTOC 11 Savannah)
Severe weather across the nation has caused a delivery backlog for FedEx, and the shipping company is keeping all of its domestic sorting stations open for four hours on Christmas Day. More: continued here
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