RTE.ie Record low rates for UK touristsBBC News, UK –16 hours agoThe Post Office is offering some of the worst rates while Thomas Cook is offering some of the best. "We effectively hit parity on the High Street a while …Holidaymakers hit as £1 falls to €1Times OnlinePound's flirtation with euro parity hits touristsThe Associated PressHow British…
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Dec. 31 (UPI) — A floating piece of U.S. cinematic history — one of the boats used in the filming of the Oscar-winning “On Golden Pond,” is up for sale on eBay. More: continued here
Lynchburg News and Advance Classic TV Stamps to Debut in ’09TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY –2 hours agoWhile most of these stamps are priced at 42 cents (the current first-class rate), a rate increase is scheduled for May. The Postal Service also plans to …Postal Service lifts curtain on next year's stampsThe Associated Press2009 stamps to feature various celebritiesDaily BreezeMore…
Kiss of death claim over partial sell-off plansCarrick Today, UK –18 hours agoTHE Government's plans to part-privatise Royal Mail could mean more post office closures and job losses throughout South Ayrshire. … More: continued here
Food stamp use on the rise in IowaChicago Tribune, United States –3 hours agoOfficials say the number of households receiving food stamps and other assistance was up nearly 15 percent over last November, while the increase for …As grocery bills rise, so does Iowa food stamp useGazette Onlineall 12 news articles More: continued here
Postal inspectors are looking for a man in his 20s who robbed an Overland Park post office employee at gunpoint Monday evening. More: continued here
Truck crashes into Arlington post officeHeraldNet, WA –5 hours agoBy Katya Yefimova Crews were called to a US Post Office building at 3621 168th Street NE around noon, Marysville Fire District spokeswoman Kristen …Pickup slams into Arlington post officeKOMO NewsTruck Crashes Into Marysville Post OfficeKIROtv.comall 3 news articles More: continued here
LETTER – Give post office a break: We can wait a dayHollandSentinel.com, MI –1 hour agoBy Wally Rooks It was hard to understand why Bill Bredemeier should be so upset when his mail carrier was pulled off his route and he didn’t get his mail on … More: continued here
Holiday E-Commerce Sales Fall FlatWashington Post, United States –35 minutes agoA simple look at US traffic to retail sites in December through Christmas Eve (see table below) shows that eBay had the most unique visitors (85.4 million), … More: continued here
National Jeweler Network ComScore: Online Holiday Shopping Falls 3% In 1st DeclineCNNMoney.com –5 hours agoEBay Inc. ( EBAY ) was the most visited retail site, with 85.4 million visitors, which was 3.9% less than a year earlier. Visitors to Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) …Online holiday sales drop 3 percentCNET NewsOnline holiday sales fall 3 pctForbesOnline holiday sales…