Closing eBay Store, Search Outage Credit Last StrawAuctionBytes Blog (blog)I was wondering today how many eBay stores would be calling it quits at the end of the year. I am very likely to close mine as the traffic just has not been … More: continued here

The year was 1938 when Minnesotans were exposed to one of the earliest loyalty marketing campaigns in the form of redeemable Gold Bond Stamps, brainchild of business legend Curt Carlson. Over the nex… More: continued here

The year was 1938 when Minnesotans were exposed to one of the earliest loyalty marketing campaigns in the form of redeemable Gold Bond Stamps, brainchild of business legend Curt Carlson. Over the nex… More: continued here

According to Korea’s Joong Ang newspaper , the country’s third largest online auction site 11th Street filed a complaint with the government antitrust watchdog to stop what it called “inequitable practices” by Gmarket, which together with its sister company Auction dominates the market. More: continued here

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 20 (UPI) — About 100 packages have been damaged in a pre-Christmas fire at a Portland, Ore., FedEx distribution center, officials say. More: continued here

LONDON (SHARECAST) – Royal Dutch Shell , the oil giant, has launched a shake-up of its controversial operations in Nigeria by offering oilfields valued at up to $5bn (£3.1bn) for sale. More: continued here

Thelma Zambrano eats lunch with her husband, Jesse Torres, and daughter, Vida Torres, 2, on Dec. 10 at their home in Santa Ana, Calif. Since losing her customer service job at a bank, Zambrano’s famil… More: continued here

NEW YORK | Ed Gullo never thought he’d be on this side of a package delivery. Mr. Gullo, 61, of Newburgh, N.Y., is driving a truck for FedEx during the holiday shipping rush that started after Thanksgiving. Mr. Gullo is no veteran truck driver. He’s a news writer with experience …

A new report says the Post Office network could head the same way as Woolworths unless urgent action is taken to stop it declining. More: continued here

Loyalty marketing is a matter of attractionMinneapolis Star Tribune(One of those firms, Carlson Marketing, a direct descendant of Curt Carlson's Gold Bond Stamps, was sold last month for $175 million to the Canadian loyalty …and more » More: continued here