Six thousand letters outlining plans to restore 'Formby' to postal addresses …Formby TimesBLUNDERING Royal Mail bosses were left red-faced after 6000 letters outlining plans to restore 'Formby' to postal addresses were sent out with the wrong information. Residents across the town opened documents this weekend detailing proposals to add the …

Hell Mail Royal Mail scraps business post collection charge planStock Market WireStockMarketWire.com – Royal Mail has scrapped plans to force businesses to pay for collecting their post from delivery offices, it has been revealed. The move has been hailed as a victory by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which …

3.6% pay hike averts Post Office strikesMirror.co.ukThe CWU claims the pact means there will be no closures at the 373-strong Crown Post Office network for at least 12 months. The Post Office said: “We will now work to return Crown post offices to profit, after yearly losses of around £60million.”Strike …

Card sting caught thieving postmanPeterborough TodayGregory Kennedy (45) took £30 from an envelope planted by Royal Mail investigators on his delivery round after suspicions had been raised that he had been opening post. The 45-year-old, who had been postman for nine years, pleaded guilty to theft at … More: continued …

HONG KONG — United Parcel Service Inc. is adding four flights a week from Hong Kong to Europe and FedEx Corp. will start a new nonstop route to South Korea as growth in Asian shipping demand outpaces expansion in the US. Asia is “a growth market and they need to …

Britain’s Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. More: continued here

MiamiHerald.com EBay to pay $2.4B for GSI CommerceBend BulletinIn an effort to propel itself into the business of filling orders for large retailers, eBay has agreed to buy GSI Commerce, an online services company, for $2.4 billion. The acquisition, announced Monday, shows how the 16-year-old eBay is taking on …EBay's …

WKZO Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers hires Meg WhitmanSan Francisco ChronicleMeg Whitman, the former head of eBay Inc. who made a failed bid for California governor last year, has joined venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, according to a person familiar with the matter. Whitman, 54, will work part …

CBC.ca Two arrested in crackdown on counterfeit stamp ringToronto StarIn a bid to crack down on counterfeit postage, the Mounties arrested two people in Montreal Tuesday, capping an investigation that saw the seizure of thousands of fake stamps and a total of five arrests. The operation has been ongoing since …

MiamiHerald.com Link to eBay may give big boost to Boston's Rue La LaBoston GlobeEBay's minority stake in Rue La La could help give the Boston flash-sale site access to millions of potential new customers and turn the start-up into a profitable business. The deal was disclosed this week as part …