eBay strikes 'click and collect' deal with ArgosPC AdvisorThe online auction site has partnered with high street retailer Argos to offer customers a 'click and collect' service. The pilot scheme will see shoppers able to buy goods from eBay and then pick them up from one of 150 participating Argos stores. To … More: continued…
Workers in hundreds of Crown post offices are to stage a fresh strike in a long-running row over jobs, pay and closures. More: continued here
Ian Murray MP argues that Labour are trying to reflect public opinion. More: continued here
Evening Standard City Spy: Chuka is delivered a Royal Mail blowEvening StandardA rebuke for slick Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna after the Government's announcement to the London Stock Exchange of an initial public offering of Royal Mail. Umunna said: “Ministers are pushing ahead with this politically motivated fire sale … More: continued here
A union is threatening industrial action at post offices into the Christmas season unless a row over jobs, pay and closures is resolved. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is locked in a separate … More: continued here
Labour to challenge Royal Mail IPO planiNVEZZiNVEZZ.com, Wednesday, September 25th: Britain's Labour Party is planning to seek a last-minute vote to challenge the government's plan to float Royal Mail, the Financial Times has reported. While the vote is seen as unlikely to stop the Royal Mail IPO … More: continued here
Workers in hundreds of Crown Post Offices are set to stage their 12th round of industrial action since Easter. More: continued here
The Racial Resentment Behind GOP's Cuts in Food StampsThe RootThe House Republicans' recent vote to cut $40 billion from the food stamp program is a demonstration of their animosity toward Americans of color, Brittney Cooper argues in a piece for Salon. Cooper describes how the Republican Party, beginning in the … More: continued here
Post Office Mail Boxes Damaged Overnight in RyePatch.comThe United State Postmaster in Rye reported that two USPS mailboxes were damaged overnight on Sept. 17 around 8 a.m.. The mail collection box located at 100 Purchase St. showed what appears to be damage done by a vehicle, said Rye Police Lt. More: continued here
The Guardian Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect serviceThe GuardianArgos has teamed up with online marketplace eBay to launch a new "click-and-collect" service in the latest move to capitalise on the rapid growth in internet shopping. The six-month trial, to start later this year, will allow shoppers to order from at …EBay Debuts Its…