Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail staff vote overwhelming against privatisationTelegraph.co.uk"I will continue to meet the union to discuss our plans for Royal Mail, including the employee share scheme which is designed to give individual employees a real stake in the company and its future. "Our plans are not new. Parliament debated and …
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EcommerceBytes eBay Rebrands GSI Commerce to eBay EnterpriseEcommerceByteseBay has rebranded its GSI Commerce unit to eBay Enterprise. eBay had acquired GSI Commerce in 2011 for $2.4 billion. Chris Saridakis, who joined GSI Commerce in 2010 and took over as President of the unit after the acquisition, announced the news on …GSI …
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