BBC News Talysarn post office: Police plea after sledgehammer raidBBC NewsPolice are investigating after two men armed with hammers stole cash in a village post office robbery in Gwynedd. The incident happened on Station Road, Talysarn, near Penygroes, at 10:36 BST on Wednesday. One man has been arrested and police …

Kuwait Times Postal employee's holiday causes stamp shortage – Service paralyzed for a monthKuwait TimesDuring the past one month, Kuwait's post office has run out of stamps that need to be affixed on larger parcels, and people looking to send packages abroad are met with the same response offered by …

Online marketplace moving toward fixed-price sales of new items to better compete with Amazon EBay Inc. executive Devin Wenig unveiled a new logo on Thursday, a re-design he said reflected a shift by the online marketplace away from auctions and collectibles toward full-priced, buy-it-now merchandise. More: continued here

eBay announced that it is changing its logo. The old one is still in place on the site, but the company says it’s making the new one available next month. They did, however, provide a preview of what it will … More: continued here

NOLA.com Isaac: Disaster food stamps, DSNAP, extended for New Orleans, Jefferson ParishBayoubuzzBATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received word that the USDA has granted its request to extend the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) for residents of Orleans and Jefferson …Another extension …

EBay, started 17 years ago as an online auctioneer, is trying to be a lot of other things these days–retailer of new goods at fixed prices, e-commerce services provider, online payments juggernaut. On Thursday, the company unveiled a new logo it says better reflects its contemporary identity. More: continued here

Epple to Speak About Post Office Renovation at National ConferenceThe MissourianThe acquisition, renovation and operation of the Downtown Washington post office building will be one of the topics of discussion at the National Preservation Conference this fall in Spokane, Wash. Bridgette Epple, executive director of Downtown … More: continued here

The Stunning Performance of These 4 ETFs Is Going UnnoticedMinyanville.comThere have been plenty of market headlines of note over the past couple of weeks. Whether it has been central bank talk or new product introductions from Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL), traders and investors have had more than a few …

Rep. Waxman Responds to Possible Sale of Beverly Hills Post OfficePatch.comToday I join my neighbors in the City of Beverly Hills to express concern about the proposal by the United States Postal Service to relocate and sell the main Post Office, located at 325 N. Maple Drive. The Maple Post …

State's habitat stamp is flawed programIthaca JournalNew York initiated a program in 2002 to create a fund to, according to its website: “help supply financial support towards the department's efforts in improving and conserving fish and wildlife habitat, as well as increasing access to public and … More: continued here