How post office threat galvanised communityThis Is South DevonWHEN Roy and Penny Rossetter gave up their stressful jobs in London to move to Torquay and take over the Walnut Road Post Office in July, 2007, they could not have imagined that within six months they would be informed that their …

Selling your unwanted duds on eBay.ie – the definitive guideIrish Times (blog)If any of you follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my Facebook updates, you may have cause to complain about my recent eBay.ie-related spam: every couple of days (ahem, or minutes …) there's an update letting you know …

EBay, Amazon eye same-day deliveryBizjournals.comOnce you hit the "Bring It" button, a personal EBay shopping valet picks it up and delivers the item to wherever you are. Amazon already offers limited same-day delivery, but retail experts speculate that the company could roll out a more extensive … More: continued here

BBC News Lymington gets its gold post box – but painter is arrested and Royal Mail vows …Bournemouth EchoHeulyn Gwyn Davies, from the Royal Mail, added: “We are extremely disappointed that someone has chosen to vandalise this particular post box. It is illegal to tamper with any of our post …

FEARS are growing over the future of post office services in two Tynedale communities. More: continued here

Creative Review (blog) Designing Team GB's Olympic gold medal stampsDesign WeekThe rather exhausted Marcus James is head of design and editorial at Royal Mail, and the man responsible for overseeing the brilliantly bonkers project to print a bespoke stamp for every British gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games. …

You can help save the Postal ServiceConcord MonitorAre Post Office hours less convenient for you than they used to be? Both UPS and FedEx rely on the network of the U.S. Postal Service to complete most of their deliveries. Why? Because it's more efficient to pay the Postal Service a …

Stamps defence steps upCalgary SunThe Stamps held the CFL's offensive player of the month to 267 yards and one touchdown. And just as important, they were able to get off the field on second downs. That not only ended Ticats drives but allowed the Stamps defence to remain fresh. “We …

Letters: Waste may be part of post office woesThe AdvocateOnce in a while, I go downtown on Sunday to pick up mail from my post office box. Usually, there are one or two people doing the same thing. Some say the post office is going broke. I believe it, but …

EcommerceBytes eBay and Amazon Top the List of Mobile Shopping AppsEcommerceBytesAlmost half of smartphone owners use shopping apps on their mobile devices, and eBay and Amazon are among the most popular, according to research conducted by Nielsen. The 45 million American smartphone owners who used shopping apps in June … …