EBay Inc is retooling its local delivery program and extending more logistics options to smaller merchants that make up the bulk of the e-commerce giant's sprawling base of marketplace sellers, an executive said on Wednesday. More: continued here

Tech Times Adobe Holiday Data Names Top Online Retailers, Gifts: Amazon vs. eBay…Tech TimesInterestingly, Amazon seems more popular in California, which accounts for 20 percent of mentions for the online retailer, while a full 35 percent of eBay mentions come from New York. Not surprisingly, the younger generation is more …

FedEx announced today the launch of its Pack.Ship.Give. program, which turns the act of packing and sending gifts from FedEx Office during the holidays into financial support for the American Red Cross. More: continued here

The price of stamps could hit as much as $1 a letter under a radical plan by Australia Post to arrest $328 million in losses on letters, as the community stops sending mail. More: continued here

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, a time of year when the thoughts of many Americans turn to those less fortunate. Conservatives on Capitol Hill, emboldened by the Republicans’ outsized victory in the midterm elections, have turned their thoughts in that direction too—though their attention is one of the few …

Teen cashes in food stamps to get boyfriend out of jail, arrested in drug bustWBTVFoster was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for using her food stamp allotment to get money to get her boyfriend out of jail. During the drug arrest, officers discovered Foster's outstanding warrant that was issued …

The site is retooling its local delivery program and giving smaller sellers the option to offer in-store pickup. More: continued here

Ben Hooper UPPER DARBY, Pa., Nov. 20 (UPI) — Police in Pennsylvania said a clothing store manager expecting a shipment of menswear opened two FedEx packages and discovered 90 pounds of marijuana. More: continued here

Independent Online Post office could moveValdosta Daily TimesThe USPS will discuss the matter at 5:30 p.m. today during the city council meeting at Valdosta City Hall. The Postal Service said that should the relocation happen, the impact on mail deliveries, Post Office Box numbers and zip codes would be nonexistent.We …

A Postmark From Bethlehem's Post Office A Popular Holiday AccessoryHartford CourantPostmaster Earl S. Johnson designed the first Christmas cachet at the Bethlehem Post Office in 1938, and the tradition of applying decorative rubber stamps to Christmas mail has continued since. These days, there are more than 75 cachets in use, …