GreenBiz.com (blog) Is an electricity eBay in our future?GreenBiz.com (blog)Think of it as an eBay model for electricity buying and selling. At the recent Metering/Billing/CRM Europe conference in Amsterdam, I learned firsthand about an interesting pilot called PowerMatchingCity in the Netherlands that is exploring peer-based … More: continued here
Austin Herald Rural post offices to curb hoursAustin Herald12 and the beginning of May, according to Paul Knoll, acting manager of post office operations for the Northland District, which includes Zip codes that begin in 546 and 559 in Wisconsin and Minnesota. For many postal customers, that may mean finding … More: continued here
eBay announced that it is enabling sellers to print FedEx labels through its single label printing flow from My eBay. The company launched the program to a limited number of sellers in a pilot, but it will be fully available … More: continued here
Big Changes at Your Local Post OfficeJulesburgadvocateEleanor "Ellie" Jeffers was officially named Post Master at the Julesburg Post Office, effective Saturday, October 6. Ellie has worked for the Postal Service for many years, serving in the Sedgwick office for 16 years, as well as carrying mail in both … More: continued here
Cummaquid Post Office gets welcome reprieveWicked LocalIt's not often the much maligned U.S. Postal Service gets praise or applause, but that's what it got Oct. 18 when postal officials announced to a school gymnasium full of Cummaquid residents that everything would remain the same at their favorite … More: continued here
PR Web (press release) The U.S. Postal Service Offers New Collectible Holiday ProductsSacramento BeeA self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation — 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating …USPS Reducing HoursKFYR-TVPost Office…
Post office clerk explains policiesThree fold OnlineUniversity post office clerk, Reta Leavitt, said the mailroom has the same policy as the USPS. This means it is prohibited to ship and receive certain items through the post office, including firecrackers and illegal drugs. Though not illegal, when … More: continued here
Wired (blog) Free Shipping for All Moves Closer With eBay FedEx LaunchWired (blog)If you haven't bought or sold anything on eBay (EBAY) recently, the news that sellers can now print out FedEx labels at home might conjure images of a basement-bound geek next to a chugging inkjet printer slapping a label on a box of…
Marketing Pilgrim EBay Teams Up With FedEx on Shipping to Compete With AmazonBloombergEBay merchants will be able to print FedEx labels at home and ship at a discount of as much as 37 percent, said Carl Gish, EBay's vice president of shipping. The San Jose, California- based company is also adding tracking and duty estimates…
The move follows a similar service for USPS and UPS deliveries. Sellers on eBay Inc. can print their own FedEx labels at home and also receive shipping discounts under a new program launched this week by the online marketplace. More: continued here