Hurricane Sandy wallops Internet commerce just as hardChicago TribuneSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – From Fab.com to Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc, e-commerce companies scrambled on Tuesday to get goods to buyers on time after Hurricane Sandy tore a swathe of destruction across the U.S. northeast. The storm — which …and more » More: continued here
EcommerceBytes Sellers Impacted by Hurricane Sandy Catch a Break from eBayEcommerceByteseBay's Johnna Hoff reached out to EcommerceBytes with welcome news for East Coast sellers impacted by Hurricane Sandy. eBay will remove low DSRs for Communication and Shipping Time that it determines are the result of the storm and will remove … More: continued here
iAfrica.com Snakes in a parcel shut S.African post officeReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG Oct 31 (Reuters) – Clerks at a South African post office fled for safety when they emptied a mail bag and a white python came slithering out. The one metre (yard) long non-venomous snake was one of four sent this week in an express parcel…
Royal Mail Delivers 1000 New Parcel JobsSky NewsRoyal Mail is planning a £75m investment programme in its UK express parcels business as packages become increasingly important to the company with letter numbers continuing to fall. In the last reported financial year, its parcels businesses accounted … More: continued here
SHANGHAI – Shanghai Airport (Group) Company Limited and FedEx Express (FedEx), one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced plans to establish the FedEx Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. More: continued here
The Magazine Post Office will be operating from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. starting in January. While the six hour work day should not be much of a surprise to patrons of the post office, the starting date is about six weeks later than originally thought. More: continued here
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Shorter hours for many post offices; 8-6 at Valley SpringsHarrison DailyVALLEY SPRINGS — While neither snow nor rain nor heat of day nor gloom of night will keep the postman from his rounds, a cost-cutting proposal might keep him from being behind the counter at the post office. kAmx? 2 AF3=:4 >66E:?8 |@?52J[ ~4E] ah[…
EBay's PayPal to cut 325 jobs worldwide in restructuringWashington PostNEW YORK — PayPal is cutting 325 full-time jobs to streamline its business and speed up product development amid intense competition from plucky startups and established companies such as Google. The company also is ending jobs with about 120 … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Lack of 4G access will cost economy £120m, eBay claimsTelegraph.co.ukSlow connection speeds are set to pose a barrier for many consumers wanting to shop via their mobile phones, and a nationwide roll-out of 4G would have boosted sales from £373 million to £493 million, the report by online auction site eBay claims.£120m lost sales…