Why a Posh Store Is Selling on eBayWall Street JournalMr. Brock decided to sell some of his excess merchandise, which included $5700 Kiton sport coats and $900 Christian Louboutin heels, in a decidedly more downscale venue: eBay. Since late last year, the retailer has been quietly unloading unsold … More: …

Korea Times S Korea FTC Gives Conditional OK To EBay's Buy Of GmarketWall Street JournalSEOUL (Dow Jones)–South Korea's Fair Trade Commission said Thursday it has given its final approval to EBay Inc.'s (EBAY) acquisition of Gmarket Inc. (GMKT). The approval was granted on the conditions that there will be a …

Aiken Standard (subscription) Renovation under way for old post officeAiken Standard (subscription), SCBy APRIL BAILEY Construction workers with JE Stewart Builders Inc. were spotted downtown Wednesday afternoon doing renovations at the old post office at Laurens Street and Park Avenue. Work is being done to prepare the building to serve as …

Connect and Engage :: Food Stamps and SeafoodYES! Magazine, WAThe Food Stamp Challenge asks you not to wonder but to try living on the average food stamp allotment for one week. Originally taken by members of Congress, the challenge aims to raise awareness about the difficulties of staying healthy on a …

BBC News Apple, EBay Rise as Customer Spending Holds Up Amid RecessionBloombergBy Joseph Galante and Connie Guglielmo April 23 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. and EBay Inc. topped analysts' sales and profit estimates last quarter, a sign that customer spending may have stabilized. IPhone sales more than doubled from last year, …

Ebay CEO Sees Auction Segment Growth Slower Than OthersWall Street JournalBy Kejal Vyas NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–EBay Inc. (EBAY) Chief Executive John Donahoe said all company segments are growing faster than the e-commerce market except for its auction business. Speaking in a conference call, Donahoe said the auction segment, …EBay …

OMAHA — A federal grand jury has indicted two men on charges that they robbed a north Omaha post office at gunpoint. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 22-year-old Donnell Smith and 23-year-old Jared Mason took $357 from the Florence post office on Monday. More: continued here

US online auction giant eBay was on Wednesday banned by an advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in Britain’s high streets. More: continued here

EBay Inc. posts a drop in first-quarter profit that nonetheless tops Wall Street estimates, as the company struggles to revive interest in its core Internet auction business. More: continued here

Standard Life and Lloyds Banking Group’s Black Horse Personal Finance brand have signed up as the first advertisers to use Royal Mail’s new environmentally friendly direct mail service, Sustainable Mail. More: continued here