eBay Unveils BeaconZacks.comTo enhance its mobile payment platform, e-commerce service provider, eBay Inc. (EBAY – Analyst Report), has unveiled a hands-free payment system, Beacon, enabling consumers to make retail in-store payments without using their phone. Beacon is a … More: continued here
Wilton police search for victim, assailant after alleged attack outside post…Bangor Daily NewsWILTON, Maine — Police are investigating an alleged assault on a woman outside the East Wilton Post Office on Wednesday night. A man driving past the alleged incident called police at about 8:41 p.m. after he saw another man hit the woman who…
Some 150,000 Royal Mail workers are to start receiving details of the offer of free shares in the company under the Government's privatisation plan. More: continued here
Seller seeks thousands on eBay for old Duluth PackBudgeteerMilissa Brooks-Ojibway inspects an early Duluth Pack backpack that's part of the St. Louis County Historical Society's artifacts collection. It's similar to the one for sale this week on eBay for $66,023. Brooks-Ojibway is the historical society's …and more » More: continued here
eBay, the world's largest marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, has set up its second development centre in India in Bangalore. More: continued here
Food Insecurity Grows As House Weighs Food Stamp Cuts: GallupHuffington PostA growing percentage of Americans are struggling to put food on the table, but that's not stopping the House of Representatives from considering drastic cuts to the nation's food stamp program. According to a new Gallup survey, 20 percent of Americans …and more » More: continued…
Historic Royal Mail flotation greeted by strike callFinancial TimesMinisters vowed yesterday not to allow strikes to blow the privatisation of Royal Mail off course after they announced the world's oldest postal service would be sold on the stock exchange. Vince Cable, business secretary, said the government would … More: continued here
CBC.ca UK Royal Mail service to be privatized in coming weeksCBC.caThe British government has confirmed plans to privatize the country's 500-year-old Royal Mail this fall. Business Secretary Vince Cable said Thursday an initial public offering of a majority stake in the postal service was scheduled for the coming weeks. More: continued here
Seller seeks thousands on eBay for old Duluth PackDuluth News TribuneMilissa Brooks-Ojibway inspects an early Duluth Pack backpack that's part of the St. Louis County Historical Society's artifacts collection. It's similar to the one for sale this week on eBay for $66,023. Brooks-Ojibway is the historical society's … More: continued here
Britain to float Royal Mail within weeksReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Britain embarked on its largest privatization in decades on Thursday as the government unveiled plans to sell the majority of the near 500-year-old state-owned Royal Mail postal service. The Department for Business said a stock … More: continued here