Parrish post office ahead of schedule (Bradenton Herald)
The long-awaited post office in Parrish along U.S. 301 may come sooner than expected. More: continued here
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UPS, FedEx Eye Overseas Growth (San Francisco Chronicle)
Beverage makers are doing it. So are airlines. With the U.S. economy waning and its outlook for recovery uncertain, the shipping industry, too, is eyeing overseas growth opportunities to offset tough times at home. But while bellwethers like UPS Inc. and… More: continued here
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NYC bust nets counterfeit cigarettes, $6 million in fake tax stamps – Poughkeepsie Journal
NY1 NYC bust nets counterfeit cigarettes, $6 million in fake tax stampsPoughkeepsie Journal, NY –6 hours agoAP NEW YORK — Undercover agents investigating New York’s booming black market in smuggled cigarettes have seized more than 2 million counterfeit tax stamps…Police Bust Queens Counterfeit Tax Stamp OperationNY1NY Bust Nets $6m in Fake Tax StampsThe Associated PressNY bust nets…
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Post office closure could kill street – Norwich Evening News
Post office closure could kill streetNorwich Evening News, UK –4 minutes agoLUCY BOLTON visits Vauxhall Street Post Office to find out why the consultation process has overwhelmed sub-postmaster Malcolm Wright. … More: continued here
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UPS, FedEx eye overseas growth (AP via Yahoo! News)
Beverage makers are doing it. So are airlines. With the U.S. economy waning and its outlook for recovery uncertain, the shipping industry, too, is eyeing overseas growth opportunities to offset tough times at home. More: continued here
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EBay; The Internet’s Wal-Mart (Blogcritics.org)
Once a site flowing with milk and honey, eBay turns into the dumping ground for poor service and high prices. July 13th 2000. My first eBay purchase. I remember I had decided to build my first computer around 8 years ago. I had just gotten married a few months before, had no kids, and could…
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AuctionBytes Interview: Dan Wilson Talks eBay (AuctionBytes)
Former eBay UK employee Dan Wilson talked to AuctionBytes by phone from the UK on Wednesday about eBay changes and his new company, Vzaar. Wilson thinks eBay’s concentration on the buyer experience is “exactly right, and long overdue,” as online buyers are becoming more demanding. More: continued here
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Splitting of Royal Mail operations proposed (Financial Times)
Royal Mail’s postal operation could be split in two under proposals put forward by the postal regulator to increase competition and reduce the burden of regulation. More: continued here
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‘Post Office Lite’ at the village library (Daily Telegraph)
Royal Mail is to install mini-post office counters in village libraries and church halls across the country after the closure of thousands of traditional post offices More: continued here
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Tobacco bust nets millions in fake tax stamps (MSNBC)
Millions of dollars worth of counterfeit tax stamps were seized and a Jordanian man arrested as part of a major undercover investigation into tobacco smuggling in New York, authorities say. More: continued here