TAYLORSVILLE, UT — The United States Postal Service is opening a full-service contract Post Office inside the Harmons Grocery Store at 5454 South Redwood Road in Taylorsville, Utah. It is among the first contract postal locations in the Salt Lake City area to have the same look and feel of a Post Office, and the first to offer extended operation hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. The public is invited to a grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14.
"This new location will make access to postal services more convenient for our customers," said Salt Lake Postmaster Scott Norris. "Contract postal locations offer virtually all of the services you would find at a Post Office, and the prices are the same."
The Taylorsville store previously offered basic postal services behind its main customer service counter. Now the Taylorsville Harmons Contract Post Office offers a wide range of shipping products and services. The Post Office features a retail counter and customer service area, signage inside and out, and new weighing and pricing equipment that will speed up transactions and make mailing more convenient.
“We are excited to be able to offer expanded postal services to the community every day of the week,” said Bob Harmon, Harmons’ vice president for-the-customer. “We hope that providing a full service post office under our roof will help Taylorsville residents save time and gas in running errands to the grocery store and the post office.”
Harmon said all Harmons Grocery Stores offer basic postal services at customer service booths for the convenience of surrounding communities, and that the chain is looking into providing full-service contract Post Offices at some store locations when possible.
Local dignitaries and community members are invited to the May 14 grand opening celebration to welcome the new contract Post Office to the community. Refreshments will be served.
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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.
About Harmons
Harmons, your neighborhood grocer®, founded in1932, is one of the few remaining locally-owned and operated grocery chains in Utah. Harmons is known for its “not normal” grocery industry approach, which provides true value to its customers through fresh, local foods prepared by in-store chefs, artisans and experts; Utah’s Own products; and an aggressive sustainability program. Harmons was the 2008 recipient of the Ernst & Young Community Legacy Award for its support of local charities throughout the year including local PTAs, Special Olympics Utah, the National MS Society, the Utah Food Bank and others. For more information contact the nearest Harmons Grocery Store director or visit www.harmonsgrocery.com.
