MW: Why was the U.S. Postal Service at CES?

© Natalia Bratslavsky usps

© Natalia Bratslavsky

By Alessandro Pasetti

13/01/2019

MARKETWATCH reports: “As the U.S. government shutdown was about to become the longest on the record and many employees missed their paychecks Friday, U.S. Postal Service workers were roaming around a Las Vegas convention center hocking a smart mailbox.”

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