Historically Speaking: Coon Creek post office established in July 1895Bartlesville Examiner EnterpriseThe post office was established July 26, 1895. In 1898 the Bartlesville Magnet had no listing of businesses in Coon Creek. The residents included Mary Caps, … More: continued here

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