Royal Mail is a disgrace. Critics say that the company needs to be dragged into the 21st century, but that’s far too optimistic — the 20th century would be a good start. Even that is probably an insult to the Victorian postal service. More: continued here

BusinessWeek Ex-EBay Execs to Help the Lazy Resell Used CDs, BooksWired NewsEbay stills rules as the online garage sale site, but auction upstart Glyde thinks it knows a better way to resell used books, CDs, …eBay Motors founder starts new e-commerce siteCNET NewsGlyde takes on eBayUSA TodayGlyde Aims to Simplify …

FedEx is predicting a little more holiday cheer this year. More: continued here

Royal Mail is facing another serious threat to its efforts to compete with private-sector rivals, just weeks after trades unions agreed to call a halt to a debilitating series of strikes during negotiations with the company. More: continued here

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — Electric vehicles should provide three-fourths of U.S. driving needs by 2040, with oil imports effectively “reduced to zero,” executives from companies including Nissan Motor Co. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Freight Corp., a leading provider of regional and long-haul less-than-truckload services in the U.S., and Vision Industries Corp. , producers of the zero emission plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel cell hybrid Tyrano™ truck, today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement to test a tractor powered by the …

Hongkong Post Monday announced that a set of stamps based on the theme of “Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games” would be released for sale with associated philatelic products on December 5. More: continued here

Audit: Despite staff, spending cuts post office lost $3.8 billion last year More: continued here

LONDON (SHARECAST) – Customers are deserting J Sainsbury for its leading rivals for the first time in the recession, it was revealed yesterday. More than £11m of spending was switched directly to its main competitors in the 12 weeks to November, according to confidential industry “switching” data. More: continued here

BRC announces BlueRibbon Christmas Auction ProjectExaminer.comThe auction will officially launch December 1st on ebay. All proceeds will help BRC continue to champion multiple use recreation throughout our great … More: continued here