How eBay Is Blurring Online, Offline ShoppingWall Street Journal (India)EBay is now partnering with retailers in move to create what they are terming "connected commerce," a shopping experience led by mobile and tablet shopping trends. EBay VP of Innovation and New Ventures Steve Yankovich joins digits. Photo: Getty. More: continued here
Daily Mail Postal workers union to ballot Royal Mail staff on strike action to defend serviceMirror.co.ukHouseholds risk being hit by postal chaos with the threat of a boycott by Royal Mail staff. Union leaders say up to 26 million items could go undelivered every day if a ban on handling letters from rival operators goes…
Royal Mail workers vote next month on boycott of private sector mailPost and ParcelThe Communication Workers Union gained the backing of its members today at its annual conference in Bournemouth for a motion to hold a ballot of 120,000 Royal Mail workers from 22nd May. If the vote supports industrial action, the union could lead…
Yahoo! Sports (blog) Rumeal Robinson's 1989 Michigan national title ring for sale on eBay with …Yahoo! Sports (blog)(AP)A Kansas-based ring collector is hoping to capitalize on Michigan's recent run to the national title game by selling what he claims is the 1989 national title ring earned by former Michigan guard Rumeal Robinson. The collector, Yee…
Coronor's report complete on man who died of burns in Fairbanks post officeFairbanks Daily News-MinerFAIRBANKS — A Washington state medical examiner has completed the autopsy for Johnny Druck Wallis, a Fairbanks man who died in January after he was found on fire on the floor of the downtown post office. Fairbanks City Mayor Jerry Cleworth…
ThinkProgress eBay Launches Massive Push Against Bipartisan Online Sales Tax LegislationThinkProgressThe Senate moved a step closer to giving states the authority to collect sales taxes on online purchases Monday, voting 74-20 to begin debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act. The bill, which would close the so-called “Amazon Loophole” that allows … More: continued here
Mabscott — The United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating a break-in at the Mabscott Post Office on Chestnut Street over the weekend. More: continued here
Coroner's report complete on man found on fire in Fairbanks post officeFairbanks Daily News-MinerFAIRBANKS — A Washington state medical examiner has completed the autopsy for Johnny Druck Wallis, a Fairbanks man who died in January after he was found on fire on the floor of the downtown post office. Fairbanks City Mayor Jerry Cleworth said…
EBay asks users to fight online sales tax billSilicon Valley Business JournalEBay began sending emails to nearly 40 million users Sunday, telling them the online sales tax bill "unfairly burdens" small merchants, and asking them to email Congress to ask for changes. Lisa Ward: Web contributor- Silicon Valley Business Journal … More: continued here
BEAVERTON, Ore. – A Beaverton Police officer was arrested Friday for a series of charges including unlawfully obtaining and using food stamps. Christopher Warren, 32, turned himself in to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Friday afternoon after a grand jury issued a secret indictment warrant, said Sgt. Vance Stimler. Warren was charged with unlawfully obtaining…