Telegraph.co.uk Powerful Penguin stamps its mark on publishing mergerTelegraph.co.uk“Eventually there will be less competition and fewer imprints to go to [to sell book deals],” said Carole Blake, an agent at Blake Friedmann, although she expects the deal to be rubber-stamped. “Competition authorities have been extremely lily-livered …and more » More: continued here
Rare stamps found dumped in the roadCrawley ObserverA collection of old stamps, dating back to the wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip in 1947, were discovered in a road in Three Bridges by a baffled couple. Rhiannon Sharpe, 66, from Forge Road, said her husband found the stamps laying on the … More: continued…
GigaOM What eBay's bet on fuel cells means for the modern data centerGigaOMWhen the VP responsible for provisioning and consolidating eBay's data centers, Dean Nelson, went to Utah to evaluate the locale as a site for eBay's next mega data center project, he was mostly happy. It offered tax incentives, low latency for serving ……
eBay Cuts 325 Jobs At PayPal Unit; Also Cuts 120 ContractorsForbeseBay is cutting 325 positions at its PayPal unit, the company announced this morning. The company also said it is cutting ties with about 120 contractors globally. eBay said it will take a Q4 pre-tax charge of about $15 million to reflect the cuts. The…
Around 150 new jobs will be created in Chorley as part of a £75 million investment programme for Royal Mail’s parcels business. More: continued here
Royal Mail Group is investing £75m in Parcelforce Worldwide in a move it says will create 1,000 jobs and fuel a decisive shift away from delivering letters to servicing online retailers instead. More: continued here
Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay and Starbucks are right to minimise their tax …Fresh Business Thinking… on simplifying the complex tax rules as the current system, clearly, does not work worldwide." Earlier this month, the Public Accounts Committee claimed that Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay and Starbucks, had collectively "avoided nearly £900 million … More: continued here
Birmingham Mail Iain Duncan Smith, Royal Mail, Theresa May and Jane NicklinsonWalesOnlineThe expansion is part of Royal Mail Group's strategy to grow its parcels businesses in the UK and overseas. In the last reported financial year, its parcels businesses accounted for almost half of the group's revenues, excluding the Post Office, and …Iain Duncan Smith,…
Royal Mail has announced a £75 million investment programme for its British express parcels business as part of an expansion that it has promised will create 1,000 jobs. More: continued here
New Royal Mail depot will create 150 jobs in ChorleyPreston and Leyland CitizenAround 150 new jobs will be created in Chorley as part of a £75 million investment programme for Royal Mail's parcels business. The huge investment means that a new parcel processing centre will be opened in Buckshaw Village in autumn 2013. Royal Mail……