Royal Mail’s core postal operation has tumbled into the red amid steep declines in post-office footfall and mail volumes as the internet age finally takes its toll. More: continued here
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Read More »Antacid forces Downtown Spokane post office evacuation (KREM.com Spokane)
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Royal Mail’s chief executive, Adam Crozier, is to call for price controls in the market to be lifted after revealing that the company lost £200m on its regulated letters and parcels business last year. More: continued here
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Royal Mail’s letters business has plunged into a loss, as the number of items posted plummeted last year and private sector competitors continued to win contracts to collect and sort post for large mail users. More: continued here
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In its quest to make online shopping safer, auction website eBay seems to have stirred up a hornet’s nest of discontent. For approximately five million Australians, eBay has become a virtual marketplace for buyers and sellers to exchange goods. More: continued here
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Social networking site MySpace said Thursday it will soon enable users to quickly share profile data with Web sites operated by Yahoo Inc., eBay Inc. and others. More: continued here
Read More »PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – May 9 – Reuters India
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Read More »Substance at post office found to be harmless (The Spokesman-Review)
A Florida inmate’s letter to a Spokane federal court staff member caused the evacuation of the downtown post office and triggered a response from the Spokane Fire Department’s hazmat team. More: continued here
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