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FY23 fourth quarter service performance scores covering July 1 through August 4, included: *First-Class Mail: 91.4 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter. *Marketing Mail: 95.1 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter. *Periodicals: 85.7 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 2.9 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter.

Online retail sales grew more than five times faster in June than total sales, according to data from the National Retail Federation’s Retail Monitor and CNBC. And while online and total retail sales both grew in June — year over year as well as month over month — consumers are still prioritizing non-discretionary purchases in the face of high interest rates and lingering inflation, said NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay. “Inflation has dropped to nearly zero for goods, but remains persistent with services, and solid economic fundamentals are helping consumers make ends meet,” Shay said.

Sears Holdings Corp. has laid off about 220 corporate employees, effective immediately. Most of those employees worked at the company’s Hoffman Estates headquarters, and the cuts affected various business units…