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 … …

EcommerceBytes Six Days to Take Advantage of Unadvertised eBay PromoEcommerceBytesEcommerceBytes readers were perplexed as to why eBay emailed news of the promotion to only certain sellers and didn't post it on the General Announcement board where it usually posts such promotional announcements. Comment on the … More: continued here

EcommerceBytes (blog) Where Should Marketplaces Like eBay and Etsy Draw the Line?EcommerceBytes (blog)Each online marketplace has its own rules about what sellers are prohibited from selling. Many products are regulated, and for items that are illegal to sell, such policies may protect not only the marketplaces, but sellers as well. …

A series of stampls with a theme entitled "Hong Kong Delicacies" will be issued for sale on August 30, Hongkong Post announced today. The set of four… More: continued here

Hong Kong Standard Special stamps issued late AugustHong Kong StandardOfficial First Day Covers will be on sale at $1 each at all post offices from August 16 while the stamps and associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post …

Mortgage Strategy Post Office offers mortgages through branchesMortgage StrategyThe Post Office has begun selling mortgages in its branches in a bid to rival high street lenders, but will not offer customers regulated advice. It previously offered mortgages through an online and telephone service. It has now introduced “mortgage … More: …

Pakistan Post releasing four special postage stampsThe News International… 13 at all the important post offices of Pakistan. The Pakistani government had released its first stamps on October 1, 1947,being from the 1940s British India series of King George VI stamps overprinted with the word Pakistan, known as Nasik overprint. …

WEAR Ag Dept unveils new steps to stop food stamp fraudLake County News SunWASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that …

Yahoo! Eurosport UK Olympics' spirit for sale at eBayHurriyet Daily NewsEnterprising vendors, some offering a small percentage of any takings to charities, are seeking to cash in on the success of London 2012 by offering bottled 'atmosphere' on auction website eBay. “So you weren't one of the lucky ones, unable …

It took the relocation of the post office to prompt what is thought to be the first one-way street in Healdsburg since the town's founding in 1857. More: continued here