Dothan First Staples, Postal Service to End Plan for Mini Post Offices in StoresWall Street JournalThe office retailer began the pilot program last fall, and staffers in 82 stores in four states offer only USPS shipping services at postal service-branded counters. The chain and the postal agency said the program …

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Car runs into Vail Post OfficeVail Daily NewsThe man told police that he had parked on the east side of the post office near the main doors. While sitting in the driver's seat, he leaned over to get his key from the cup holder while trying to step on the …

CNNMoney Sotheby's and eBay team up for online art auctionsCNNMoneyeBay has partnered with Sotheby's to live stream auctions on its web site, the companies announced Monday. eBay (EBAY, Tech30) and Sotheby's (BID) said that they want to capitalize on the growing use of online mobile devices, noting that online art …

Royal Mail heads for bond debut at 10 to 20 yearsGlobalCapitalThe tour began in Paris on Thursday, the same day as Standard & Poor's gave the company its only credit rating, of BBB. BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, RBC Capital Markets and Royal Bank of Scotland are leading the deal. They …

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Sotheby's and eBay to Launch Virtual Auction HouseTIMEThe iconic auctioneer Sotheby's will open its bidding wars to eBay's 145 million shoppers, as the two companies team up to build an online auction house for fine art. The two announced on Monday that Sotheby's will be the “anchor tenant” for eBay's …

SpaceCoastDaily.com Cocoa Beach Post Office Named After Richard SalickSpaceCoastDaily.comABOVE VIDEO: The House passed H.R. 451 on Monday to designate the U.S. Post Office on N. Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, as the “Richard K. Salick Post Office” which was introduced by Congressman Bill Posey. More: continued here

Postal workers have protested the program for months, objecting to expanding post office services to Staples stores, staffed with non-union workers. The news comes days after the American Postal Workers Union won the support of the American Federation of Teachers after it approved a resolution to boycott Staples. More: continued …

Gamasutra EBay VP and Seattle general manager Ken Moss joins Electronic Arts as CTOGeekWirePrior to eBay, Moss spent 20 years at Microsoft before helping to start Seattle-based CrowdEye. At eBay, he was VP of the company's marketplaces technology, science and data, leading a group of 1,300 employees. He reported directly …