The Guardian An analyst with a rare stamp of authority – at least on Royal MailThe GuardianSo, as we await the Royal Mail's results this week, what's his current view? There's been bad news (deterioration in the parcels market and a more competitive sector) but on the plus side Royal …
Read More »Bad Santa visits an Australian Post Office and fills sack with money
The red-suited thief walked into the Post Office in the Melbourne suburb of Oak Park greeting everyone with a cheery wave, but there were no 'Ho Ho Hos'. More: continued here
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Twin Cities Daily Planet (blog) Post office closings call for national day of actionTwin Cities Daily Planet (blog)For eons we have heard murmurs, then shouts, of post offices closings. No problem, we thought, as we skimmed lists of closings in towns we couldn't find on a map. Not our problem …
Read More »Slate’s Crazy Calculation On WalMart, Food Stamps And A Living Wage – Forbes
Slate's Crazy Calculation On WalMart, Food Stamps And A Living WageForbesSo, the numbers they use are that WalMart workers, they think, get around $300 million in food stamps (SNAP) each year. To push everyones' wages over the level where they are eligible would cost WalMart $4.8 billion dollars (and I …
Read More »Post Office prepares to unveil its first Christmas advert for years – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Post Office prepares to unveil its first Christmas advert for yearsTelegraph.co.ukConsumers are really engaged and it's one of the few times of year that adverts are a talking point,” said Peter Markey, chief marketing officer at the Post Office. The number of post offices has halved since the 1960s …
Read More »Luncheon set to honor Wilt Chamberlain postage stamp – The Philadelphia Tribune
The Philadelphia Tribune Luncheon set to honor Wilt Chamberlain postage stampThe Philadelphia TribuneThe Wilton Norman Chamberlain Postal Stamp Committee will hold a special luncheon to celebrate and recognize the achievement of two Wilt Chamberlain limited edition Forever postage stamps. The luncheon will be held Dec. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to …
Read More »Post Office prepares to unveil its first Christmas advert for years
Stepping on the Christmas bandwagon, the Post Office will reveal its own multimillion pound advert on Sunday evening More: continued here
Read More »Slate's Crazy Calculation On WalMart, Food Stamps And A Living Wage
This is rather old so forgive me, sometimes I miss things. But I've just seen Slate making a calculation which is simply so absurd that I can't believe that they published it in all seriousness. The basic background is that they're trying to calculate how much WalMart's prices would have …
Read More »Washington Island: Changing of the guard at post office – Green Bay Press Gazette
Washington Island: Changing of the guard at post officeGreen Bay Press GazetteDuring the last few years of Jepsen's postmastership, customers were treated to ever-changing photos of Jepsen's grandchildren, photos always posted on his right, facing out, so everyone coming into the post office could see them. Jepsen and his wife …
Read More »Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyars First … – Daily Beast
Daily Beast Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyars First …Daily BeastA few months after eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar announced plans to spend $250 million on a brand-new outlet for investigative and other kinds of journalism, venture capitalist Ken Lerer raised a red cautionary flag: A …
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