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Local News - Local News - February 28, 2013
Addressing Saturday's mail
Few businesses say they need sixth day; courier work might rise

By Treva Lind
Of the Journal of Business

DeVries Business Services courier Darren Emerson loads boxes. The company could see more work when Saturday mail ends.
DeVries Business Services courier Darren Emerson loads boxes. The company could see more work when Saturday mail ends.
—Staff photo by Treva Lind
Inland Northwest businesses likely won't experience a significant impact from the U.S. Postal Service's plan to end Saturday mail delivery to street addresses by August, say observers involved in the handling of customer correspondence.

Citing Americans' changing habits that increasingly focus on email and electronic payments, the Postal Service recently announced plans to cut back to five-day-a-week mail delivery starting the week of Aug. 5.

The agency, which last y...


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