The Royal Mail faces “radical” changes after an official review found that opening up the postal market to competition has seen no significant benefit for consumers and smaller businesses. More: continued here
Read More »Postal competition ‘of no benefit’ (Guardian Unlimited)
Opening up of market has ‘no significant benefit’ for customers but threatens Royal Mail, report says More: continued here
Read More »Think Niche to Slay eBay – GigaOm
Think Niche to Slay eBayGigaOm, CA –2 hours agoAnother site billing itself as an eBay killer is launching today. Fididel offers real-time negotiation and trains negotiators that can work on behalf of …Fididel launches live-negotiation auction businessVentureBeatFididel Brings Haggling Online; It’s WeirdTechCrunchall 4 news articles More: continued here
Read More »The history of standing for the Royal Anthem (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The recent case of the man who did not stand while the Royal Anthem was played in a theatre has become the…. More: continued here
Read More »Local Annex Brand shipping stores to give away free 1-cent stamps … – Hillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com
Local Annex Brand shipping stores to give away free 1-cent stamps…Hillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com, OR –34 minutes agoHillsboro-area Annex Brand shipping stores are offering a penny for your thoughts starting Monday, May 12, by giving away 1-cent stamps through the end of … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office announces 65 closures (BBC News)
The Post Office announces the loss of 65 branches across Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire with the first closing in June. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps going up? Just a lick (Athens Review)
A traditional letter to grandma will cost one more penny after May 12. More: continued here
Read More »Bryan Adams, Stompin’ Tom get stamps (winnipegsun.com)
OTTAWA — Some legendary Canadian rockers are getting their own stamps. Canada Post says Bryan Adams and Stompin’ Tom Connors will be featured in its 2009 stamp program as part of its Canadian Recording Artists series. More: continued here
Read More »Forever stamps flying off the shelves (The Rhinelander Daily News)
With another postal rate increase just two weeks away, the USPS is counting on its Forever stamps to make life easier on customers. Americans are reportedly buying 30 million Forever stamps per day nationwide. In Rhinelander, the post office has sold over 2,000 books of Forever stamps in the past …
Read More »Stamps to Increase in Price (WOWK-TV West Virginia)
Forever stamps will be able to be used after Monday More: continued here
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