EuroDirect to join Royal Mail data partnersPrecisionMarketing, UK –1 hour agoRoyal Mail is strengthening its investment in data services by adding EuroDirect to its panel of data partners. The move is designed to better service Royal… More: continued here

Ten years later, Mark O’Meara happily returns to the place he cemented his golfing legacy – the rolling sand dunes, flat fairways, whipping winds and striking white clubhouse of Royal Birkdale. The whole scene makes for a tidy complement to Augusta National…. More: continued here

Does the industry have 18 months to save direct mail?PrecisionMarketing, UK –1 hour agoGiven the scale of the vested interests around direct mail, this is hardly surprising. As Matthew Neilson, head of environmental solutions at Royal Mail, … More: continued here

Kinnesswood protest over post office closureFife Today, UK –17 minutes agoVILLAGERS in Kinross-shire have pledged to fight to the end to save the last remaining post office in their area. They are bombarding postal affairs … More: continued here

AN internet-based payment service has lodged a complaint with the competition regulator alleging that eBay has breached local laws. More: continued here

Stamps wary of LumsdenEdmonton Sun,  Canada –10 minutes agoBy RANDY SPORTAK, SUN MEDIA The Calgary Stampeders linebacker knows full well what Lumsden is capable of on the football field, and why he's so good. … More: continued here

FedEx is considering a purchase of smaller delivery rival TNT in an attempt to bolster its parcel network throughout Europe.The Financial Times said the U.S. company was considering acquiring TNT to take advantage of the Dutch company’s European parcel business amidst global economic struggles.Talks of a potential TNT acquisition by …

Post Office seeks to unlock data potentialPrecisionMarketing, UK –1 hour agoThe Post Office is harnessing the power of its customer data in a bid to increase cross-selling effectiveness across its recently broadened product … More: continued here

AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) – TNT NV reiterated on Saturday its policy not to comment on market rumours following a newspaper report suggesting FedEx Corp is in preliminary talks to buy its Dutch rival. More: continued here

LONDON (Thomson Financial) – July 14 (Reuters) – EBay Inc has struck a deal with Web retailer Buy.com allowing it to sell millions of books, DVDs, electronics and other items on the online auction website without paying the full complement of eBay fees, the New York Times said. The move …