Milltown Post Office to Reopen in FebruaryPatch.com7), that the U.S. Postal Service will resume providing postal services at the existing Milltown Post Office facility, which has been closed since it was damaged last year in flooding from Hurricane Irene. The USPS has indicated that the Milltown Post… More: continued here
TameBay eBay, Amazon, Argos take 1/3 of 'Cyber Monday' trafficTameBayThe analysts and pundits are still crunching the numbers regarding 'Cyber Monday'. But some findings from Experian jumped out for me. On Monday 3rd December, one third of online shopping traffic went to three major websites: Amazon, eBay and Argos.Cyber Monday Be Damned: The Virtual High…
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News roundup–Mulberry, Royal Mail, Hamleys, moreCatalogue e-businessThe Communications Workers Union is balloting its Royal Mail members in the New Year with the intention of boycotting competitors' mail. The plan is not to deliver any mail sent via a company other than Royal Mail. The union is concerned that unfair … More: continued here
New London post office could be soldTheDay.comBut a postal service spokeswoman said Thursday there will be no sale if the price offered for the stately, marble-floored building doesn't more than cover the cost of retrofitting another smaller space in the city where the post office could continue … More: continued here
Politico Stabenow open to more Farm Bill food stamp reformsThe Hill (blog)Passage of a five-year farm bill in the lame-duck session appears to still be hung up on the issue of food-stamp benefit cuts. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said Thursday she remains opposed to the food-stamp cuts in …Senate Democrat says she…
Jupiter's Children eBay Auction Hits $3500 With Hours To GoBleeding Cool NewsIt both promotes the comic and raises money for charity. Not a bad way to do business. Mark Millar is currently auctioning off the naming rights to his upcoming comic with Frank Quitely, Jupiter's Children. Previous auctions from Millar have raised … More: continued…
Ebay and PayPal To Open First Pop-Up-StoreSPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription)Moreover Tschopp and Keese explained during their press conference how development and strategy of eBay and PayPal Germany will change in the future, mainly owing to rapid changes in mobile technologies. The eBay Christmas boutique has over 150 … More: continued here
BBC News Voter registration: Data checks 'accurate as ID cards'BBC NewsOfficials are being allowed to trawl databases including the Royal Mail and the Student Loans Company to track down missing voters in a new trial. Data matching could be used to fill in gaps in the electoral register ahead of the launch of individual …and…
Metropolitan Diary: A postal clerk tells a customer about Owney, a famous postal mascot in the 19th century. The story doesn't end happily. More: continued here