Post Office conducts food driveAlbuquerque JournalPost office box customers can also bring food donations to their local branch offices through Saturday. In addition, Roadrunner will have a truck at ABQ Uptown mall to collect food items on Saturday. The truck will be located just west of California …and more » More: …
Read More »Letter: State division worthless since Green Stamp days – Salt Lake Tribune
Letter: State division worthless since Green Stamp daysSalt Lake TribuneA local supermarket had been giving away green stamps (do you remember those?) to their customers, and their ads billed them as "the extra you don't pay extra for." They eventually stopped giving stamps, and accordingly their ads changed to "No …
Read More »Royal Mail shares a good long term investment
The 500-year-old postal service remains a strong fundamental business despite increasing competition and sliding profits, says Questor More: continued here
Read More »Drop in Royal Mail puts Britain’s FTSE under pressure – Reuters
Drop in Royal Mail puts Britain's FTSE under pressureReutersAlthough Royal Mail's 21 percent fall in six-month operating profit to 279 million pounds was less severe than many analysts had feared, it warned that online retailer Amazon's delivery service will more than halve the growth potential for the parcel … More: …
Read More »Amazon delivers blow to UK Royal Mail growth prospects – Reuters UK
Reuters UK Amazon delivers blow to UK Royal Mail growth prospectsReuters UKParcels make up half of Royal Mail's turnover and the development of online shopping has made them central to the company's prospects when letter volumes are in decline. However, competition from the likes of TNT (TNTE.AS), Yodel, and a …
Read More »EBay retools local delivery push in renewed bet on retail – Reuters
EBay retools local delivery push in renewed bet on retailReutersSAN FRANCISCO Nov 19 (Reuters) – EBay Inc is retooling its local delivery program and extending more logistics options to smaller merchants that make up the bulk of the e-commerce giant's sprawling base of marketplace sellers, an executive said on …and more » …
Read More »Drug testing for food stamps – Piqua Daily Call
Drug testing for food stampsPiqua Daily CallThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the latest official name for food stamps— briefly helped me out through a rough patch in between. The meager $70 per month I received was a godsend. During either period, had I wanted to use illegal … More: continued …
Read More »Mr Cable may yet rue selling off Royal Mail – Herald Scotland
Mr Cable may yet rue selling off Royal MailHerald ScotlandMr Cable chose to sell off the Royal Mail, keeping only a 30 per cent stake in the company. Four weeks ago he remained optimistic that first-class management, a co-operative work force and the freedom for the company to borrow would …
Read More »Lindsborg post office puts up temporary mailboxes while closed – KWCH
Lindsborg post office puts up temporary mailboxes while closedKWCHThe Lindsborg community can now pick up their mail at the temporary mailboxes outside the post office. Last week the Lindsborg post office temporarily closed because of air quality safety concerns. That meant people had to drive to Salina to pick up … …
Read More »Danville post office to be renamed in honor of avid abolitionist – WCAX
Danville post office to be renamed in honor of avid abolitionistWCAXThe post office in Danville will be renamed in honor of a native son who had a big impact on history. He was Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, whose story came to life with a portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones in the …
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