ReadWrite How Twitter Could Challenge Amazon And eBay In E-CommerceReadWriteThis is what should get Amazon and eBay worried. Even more so, it should worry Groupon. This is not about daily deals, it's about real-time deals. Twitter will reportedly use Stripe for its payments platform, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise … More: continued…
THE main post office in West Street, Bridport, will open as a new open-plan style branch on February 21 at 1pm following a refurbishment. More: continued here
A LIMERICK postmaster has warned that closing post offices will cause huge hardship in rural communities. Tom O’Callaghan, who represents Postmasters in Limerick, said that a Government action plan is urgently needed. “The post office network is under serious threat – the network as we know it will be wiped out unless we get Government…
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Big Banks, Food Stamps, and the Trouble With VouchersReason (blog)An old-school food stamp from 1981. I'm not sure the Declaration Banks reap hefty profits helping governments make payments to individuals, business that only got better when agencies switch from making payments on paper—checks and vouchers—to … More: continued here
Soldiers Increasingly Relying On Food StampsWIBWThe recent surge in food-stamp spending has prompted some critics to worry that the $76 billion program is creating an over-reliance on government handouts. What these critics may not realize is that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is … More: continued here
TOWYN’S Post Office is looking to secure it’s future by doubling opening hours and creating a new style branch. More: continued here
sevenoakschronicle.co.uk Royal Mail'won't repaint postbox for Winter Olympics hero Lizzy Yarnold'Sports MoleWhile more than 100 red postboxes were painted gold to honour a number of Olympic heroes from London 2012, the Royal Mail have decided not to do the same for Yarnold. According to the Daily Star, the newly-privatised service has claimed that 2012 was …Paint…
Economic Times Vodafone Group plc top UK brand, Royal Mail plc brand undervalued, Burberry …Director of Finance onlineVodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) has been proclaimed as Britain's most valuable brand in the the Brand Finance Global 500 rankings released today. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) has meanwhile made a strong entry on the list which is conducted…
High street stores hope to copy Royal MailInteractive InvestorRoyal Mail (RMG)was the most notable of these, but Merlin Entertainments (MERL), Foxtons (FOXT) and Riverstone Energy (RSE) were all promoted to the FTSE 250 in the December reshuffle having floated not long before. The Alternative Investment Market … More: continued here