Bloomberg Yum Brands Says It Won't Expand Food Stamp Use at KFC, Taco BellBusinessWeekBrands Inc., owner of the KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, will end a campaign to increase the use of food stamps at its US restaurants because of opposition from the government. Yum is ceasing efforts to …

Antrim Times Prizes presented to oil stamps competition winnersAntrim TimesJohn and Rita Burns from Crumlin and Margaret Lyttle from Antrim receive �50 worth of oil stamps from Mayor of Antrim Cllr Paul Michael while looking on is Cllr Sam Dunlop (right) who is chairman of the Antrim Borough Council Warmer …

OregonLive.com Oregonians top the nation for food stamp use, new Census data showsOregonLive.comBy Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Oregonian Food stamp use in Oregon surged 23 percent last year, vaulting the state to first in the nation. In 2009, six other states had rates the same or higher than here. "This is …

Buyers shopping on eBay are having difficulty viewing images in search results and on View Item pages. eBay said it was aware of the issue and was working to resolve the glitch as quickly as possible. More: continued here

Special Report: Seven Birmingham youngsters nominated for royal awardsBirmingham MailTHEY'RE the Magnificent Seven – a group of young people from Birmingham who have been nominated for royal awards after transforming their lives with the help of youth charity The Prince's Trust. …and more » More: continued here

Walmart, Kmart, Sears and eBay Offering 'Real' Online ShoppingDailyFinanceWalmart isn't alone in this experiment: This year, Sears (SHLD), Kmart, and eBay (EBAY) have all launched retail experiments that put their websites on sidewalks and in malls. In most cases, smartphones are what connect the cloud with the food court. … …

The Guardian eBay to open pop-up shop in LondonWired.co.ukOnline auction giant eBay is going to be opening a shop in London at the start of December, marking its first physical retail presence in the UK. Between 1 and 5 December, the company will open its doors on Soho's Dean Street, …

The Guardian Ebay to trial real shop in LondonHEXUSOpening on December 1st and closing just five days later, Ebay will open an experimental pop-up shop on Dean Street in London, just off popular shopping thoroughfare, Oxford Street. …eBay opens real-world UK tat bazaar for Xmas greed peakRegistereBay pops up on …

How bad is it at the post office? Here are the numbers.Washington Post (blog)By Ed O'Keefe (Timothy Fadek – Bloomberg) Loyal readers of The Federal Eye regularly complain about the long lines and grumpy postal workers working at the neighborhood post office. But visits to the local post office are …

ROYAL Mail is gearing up to deliver an expected Christmas mailbag of about 195 million items across the North West. More: continued here