Southport Post Office Wins Fight To Keep Delivery ServicesThe Daily VoiceThe U.S. Postal Service had floated a plan to close the distribution at the local Southport post office and potentially shutter its retail center as well. Residents from Southport and around Fairfield gathered at a meeting with U.S. Rep. Jim …
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Braintree, the payments gateway owned by eBay Inc, is trying to remove a hurdle for e-commerce companies by making it easier for customers to pay for products on their smart phones. The company launched a set of tools for software developers on Wednesday that allows businesses to deduct payments directly …
Read More »Will eBay (EBAY) Stock Be Helped By New Mobile Tools For E-Retailers? – TheStreet.com
Will eBay (EBAY) Stock Be Helped By New Mobile Tools For E-Retailers?TheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) — eBay's (EBAY) Braintree unit, an electronic-payment system for businesses acquired for about $800 million in 2013, is introducing a new development kit that seeks to make it simpler for e-commerce companies to get customers to … …
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An eBay seller says he can't guarantee it's the last one available, but he thinks most of the closed chain's goods have probably been consumed at this point. More: continued here
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FedEx has been forced to vehemently deny claims that one of their drivers was caught urinating on a customer’s driveway. The customer checked home surveillance footage in an effort to work out why a package had been left on their lawn instead of on the porch, and claimed to have …
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Read More »EBay’s Braintree Unveils Mobile Tools for E-Retailers – Bloomberg
Forbes EBay's Braintree Unveils Mobile Tools for E-RetailersBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY)'s Braintree unit, an electronic-payment system for businesses acquired last year, is seeking to make it simpler for e-commerce companies to get customers to buy on mobile devices. Braintree's new development kit is the first major …PayPal, Braintree combine dev programs, …
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USF's Stamps, Harris Named Preseason All-AmericansWANEStamps (Indianapolis, IN / Lawrence North H.S.) was an American Football Coaches Association NAIA second-team All-America in 2013 and has been an All- Mid-States Football Association Mideast League first-team selection two consecutive seasons. More: continued here
Read More »Somebody’s Selling Crumbs Cupcakes on eBay for Hundreds of Dollars – TIME
USA TODAY Somebody's Selling Crumbs Cupcakes on eBay for Hundreds of DollarsTIMESomeone is selling what is supposedly “the last cupcake from Crumbs Bake Shop” on eBay for $250. The cupcake is “Birthday Cake” flavored and a picture of the receipt shows the cupcake was purchased at the 42nd Street store …
Read More »Dodgy eBay Sellers Peddle Tall Tales and Fake Art – artnet News
artnet News Dodgy eBay Sellers Peddle Tall Tales and Fake Artartnet NewsSeveral online art sale scams recently uncovered on eBay have underscored the need for buyers to be vigilant when shelling out money for works online. Stories invented whole cloth about the provenance, or ownership history, of a work, right …
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