When Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis gave up his TV role coaching entrepreneurs to focus on his own businesses, viewers may not have expected to see him in Newcastle-under-Lyme. But today shoppers crowded round to see the business mogul launch a new post office in his Ryman stationary store on the High Street. He arrived…
In the biggest privatization since the British government sold the railways in the 1990s, shares of Royal Mail were priced at 330 pence, valuing the company at $5.3 billion. More: continued here
Found on eBay: 1974 Datsun 620 series pickupAutoWeekThis week, there's a rather sharp-looking 1974 Datsun 620 pickup on eBay that has received quite a few bids. Even though this Datsun is for sale out of Texas, the seller claims that it spent most of its life in Flagstaff, Ariz. That's about as good a ……
Royal Mail shares are to be priced at 330p initially, UK government confirms More: continued here
Michigan contract for cigarette stamps questionedThe Detroit NewsThe State Administrative Board is poised to approve the Treasury Department's recommendation for a five-year contract with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. as early as next week. Xerox would provide 450 million counterfeit-resistant stamps, which are …and more » More: continued here
FedEx is going cold. The shipping giant is breaking ground on a new 88,000 temperature-controlled facility at its Memphis hub off of Democrat Road. More: continued here
The Guardian WH Smith to open 16 more post offices in its storesThe GuardianThe retailer expects to open 16 more post offices in its branches, subject to six-week public consultations, under an agreement revealed alongside its annual results yesterday. WH Smith said it has also renewed a contract to operate 82 post offices in …Sixteen…
We explain the key points on the controversial allocation of shares, how trading will begin and when to sell. More: continued here
Temporary increase in food stamps about to end, causing worry among recipientsPlain DealerJennifer Donald, whose family receives money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, eats dinner with her sons David, 6, left, and Donovan, 4, and daughter Jayla, 10, in Philadelphia. Families already buffeted by … More: continued here
We explain the key points on the Government's controversial allocation of Royal Mail shares, how trading will begin and much more. More: continued here