International auction site eBay announced on November 21 an addition to its iPad app which will show US consumers goods listed on eBay related to the TV program that they are watching — thereby tapping into the so called ‘couch commerce’ market.  More: continued here

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Price rise and job cuts boost Royal Mail profitsMirror.co.ukROYAL Mail is planning to axe thousands more jobs despite a £226million swing back into the black. The group made a £171m profit in the six months to the end of September, compared with a £55m loss in the … More: continued …

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Deseret News USDA fights food stamps at KFC and Taco BellDeseret NewsBrands Inc. that would allow food stamp recipients to use the government aid to purchase food from the company's Taco Bell and KFC restaurants, according to a Bloomberg report. Yum Brands Inc. has been lobbying government officials in Ohio, …

Royal Mail fights to address website outagesRegisterBy Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Parts of the website for the Royal Mail still aren't operational today, after the site reportedly went down over the weekend. Using the website at the time of publication was very slow going, … More: …

Marketing Week Royal Mail narrows losses in mail delivery businessMarketing WeekRoyal Mail's core “universal service” delivery division has narrowed its losses for the half year to the end of September. The business unit has reported a loss of £41m for the period, compared to a £55m loss for the same …

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Food stamp benefits restoredPacific Daily NewsAll mistakenly deducted food stamp benefits have been restored, according to the Department of Public Health and Social Services. An electronic error at the beginning of the month deducted money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … More: continued here

BBC News Charge after car crashes into New Duston post officeBBC NewsA man has been charged with drink driving after a car crashed into a Northamptonshire post office. A silver BMW crashed into the window of the New Duston post office on Port Road, Northampton, just before 04:00 GMT on …