The company offers free overnight delivery in the U.S. via Airborne Express Next Day service.
Changing those shipments to next-day service with afternoon delivery lowers costs with virtually no change in service.
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Twitter users are planning to take part in an Armistice Day service on the social networking site.
But that's not the way it felt last Saturday when the Internal Revenue Service inaugurated its bubbly new monthly Problem Solving Day service.
Organised by Hull City Council and fishing heritage group Stand, the Lost Trawlermen's Day service was held at St Andrew's Quay retail park.
Walmart, too, has same-day service in some markets and Google is testing same-day delivery in San Francisco, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On the same day, an Irish government minister will take part in the annual Remembrance Day service for the war dead in Belfast, for the first time.
However, in 1956 it was resurrected as a two-day service called Blue Label Air and continues to this day, along with a host of other time-sensitive options.
Mr. Issa said he believes that as long as Postal Service delivers medicines, Internet orders and other packages on Saturday, it is meeting the mandate for six-day service.
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has joined hundreds of people to honour police officers killed in the line of duty, at the National Police Memorial Day service in Belfast.
But earlier in the day, the Queen was forced to pull out of the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, for only the second time since becoming monarch.
The latest attack caused a three-day service outage at the bank - also called the National Agricultural Co-operative Federation - and caused the records of some credit card customers to be deleted.
The following year, in what may have been a hint of royal displeasure, the Queen announced the traditional broadcast was being dropped in favour of televised coverage of the Christmas Day service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
The CJI said it commended Chief Constable Matt Baggott's commitment to improving how the police engage with communities and welcomed the ongoing work "to translate this vision of personal, professional and protective policing into day-to-day service delivery".
Chelsea Clinton, honorary chairwoman of the Day of Service, said at a kickoff event on Mall that Saturday was the 19th anniversary of her father former President Bill Clinton signing the bill that designated a National Day of Service to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr.
Chelsea Clinton, honorary chairwoman of the Day of Service, said at a kickoff event on the National Mall that Saturday was the 19th anniversary of the day her father, former President Bill Clinton, signed the bill that designated a National Day of Service to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr.
And most recently, during Martin Luther King, Jr. day, which is known as a national day of service, PwC employees spent the day giving back from teaching financial literacy modules in schools to hosting career exploration programs for youth organizations.
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For his part, Mr Obama rolled up his sleeves and donned gloves to spend Saturday sprucing up a school with other volunteers, as part of a National Day of Service kicking off the inauguration ceremonies - similar to the way he spent the day before his first presidential inauguration in 2009.
Adding to the pressure are a third straight day of service outages in some markets.
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Obama and Biden and his wife, Jill, leading volunteers across the country in National Day of Service Activities.
Some national businesses like Allstate Insurance will be holding their company-wide day of service on MLK Jr.
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Meanwhile, businesses recognize that contributing on this Day of Service is the ultimate demonstration of corporate social responsibility.
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Google Inc. recently began a same-day delivery service in the Bay Area in partnership with old-guard retailers like Staples Inc.
Today, we will be joining the President and our colleagues in the Domestic Policy Council in a day of service.
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