Small annual wage rises fail to keep pace with ballooning bills In some ways, Mal Curry is one of the lucky ones in these straitened times. A 50-year-old "lifer" working at a Royal Mail sorting office in Manchester for 31 years, he has been granted pay rises through most of the recession and now earns…
These Are The Most Expensive Things You Can Buy Online (AMZN, EBAY)Seattle Post IntelligencerMastercard credit card If you're willing to pay for it, there's probably someone willing to ship it to you. Shopping is obviously a big deal on the Internet with companies like Amazon and eBay making it possible to order nearly anything your…
Morley Observer Royal Mail announces changes to Morley postal deliveriesMorley ObserverRoyal Mail is phasing in the new delivery methods and routes over the next few weeks as part of its modernisation and making the service more efficient. The delivery network said it was making changes in Morley to maintain services and to keep their ……
The store in Venning Road closed seven weeks ago after a spate of break-ins and vandalism More: continued here
eBay utilizes Kadro Solutions for Large e-Commerce Software IntegrationsPR Newswire (press release)RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Kadro Solutions, a full service enterprise software development firm, announced today that it has been selected as the integration service provider for eBay's Merchant Integration Platform (MIP) for … More: continued here
msnNOW This is the wedding cake disaster that ended up on eBaymsnNOWAn English bride named Celia definitely did not get what she asked for — so she tried auctioning off the ruinous results (pictured above) on eBay, with, as she puts it, "a few defects due to maker being unskilled." The auction, with an opening…
Post Office plan approved by Planning BoardThe Somerville NewsThe United States Postal Service building in Union Square will close their doors and a smaller, nearby shop will replace the traditional post office with a downsized storefront. This transition has not begun yet, but once renovations on the new site … More: continued here
After a $1.5 million deal, Innovate Arkansas firm Acumen Brands of Fayetteville will use the 13,000-SF 102-year-old building as a brick and mortar location for online apparel store Country Outfitter and also offer handbags from Maple & West, which previously existed only as online businesses. Aug. 30 is scheduled as the grand opening. More: continued…
Cobb Postal Office considers hour changeWALB-TVThe post office is considering the hour reduction to financial problems. "We have to do something because right now the post office is in some financial difficulties," said Postal Office manager Keith Pierle. "Instead of closing the post office, we are …and more » More: continued here
These Are The Most Expensive Things You Can Buy Online (AMZN, EBAY)San Francisco ChronicleShopping is obviously a big deal on the Internet with companies like Amazon and eBay making it possible to order nearly anything your heart desires and have it show up on your doorstep a few days later. E-commerce sales ended up tipping…