AuctionBytes (blog) eBay Asks Seller for Their Opinions of Other MarketplacesAuctionBytes (blog)By Ina Steiner eBay conducted a survey of sellers last week and asked them to indicate where they would likely sell based on various scenarios involving fee structures, pitting different combinations of insertion and commission fees against each other … More: continued here
You listening, USPS? And they aren't the only British organization going mad for mobile. The British Post Office, a company that can trace its roots back to 1660, is leaping with both feet into the 21st century and the NFC payments game. The PO is rolling out NFC-compatible payment systems to each of its branches…
Mother Nature Network (blog) Mario Batali, the Food Stamp Challenge, and a life of generosityMother Nature Network (blog)The New York Food Stamp Challenge has me questioning how we can push ourselves to lead a lifestyle of generosity. This month Mario Batali and his family took the New York Food Bank Challenge. For one week they…
Would You Accept eBay Germany's New Payment Collection Model?AuctionBytes (blog)On June 12, eBay in Germany (ebay.de) will switch to a new payment processing model in which it collects payments on behalf of the buyer and only pays the seller after the buyer receives the item. The new model is explained on the eBay Germany site…
WIVB Gillibrand opposes proposed food stamp cutsUtica Observer DispatchKirsten Gillibrand of New York and anti-hunger advocates are fighting proposed cuts to the food stamps program. The Senate Agriculture Committee recently approved a farm and food plan with more than $4 billion in cuts to food stamps.Gillibrand to provoke Senate floor fight over food stampsThe Hill…
Restoration Hardware Expanding EastwardPatch.comThe Corte Madera-based purveyor of luxury furniture, lighting and other goods has reportedly signed a 15-year lease to occupy a historic Post Office building in Greenwich, Conn. By Patrick Barnard The main post office downtown on Greenwich Avenue and …and more » More: continued here
FedEx Express was set to open its new hub screening facility Monday, June 4, with an evening ribbon cutting marking an end to one phase of an ongoing … More: continued here
Stamps camp calls Hannah: Crescent Heights Vikings football grad surprised CFL …Medicine Hat NewsWhile Hannah remained with the Stamps when they opened main camp on Sunday in Calgary, he is there to gain experience about what it takes to make the next level. Hufnagel said Hannah, who is the youngest player at Stamps main camp,…
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) Ben and Jerry's co-founder wants to rubber-stamp dollar bills with Occupy messagesYahoo! News Blogs (blog)Cohen and the Move to Amend advocacy group will distribute rubber stamps with anti-corporate election spending messages so that the politically minded can mark their dollar bills. The end goal: To secure a constitutional amendment saying corporations…
The Postal Service announced that neither the Amity Station nor the Westville post offices will be closed. "It's not on the list any more," said Christine Dugas, spokeswoman of the USPS. Both stations were on a list of facilities under consideration for closure in a cost-cutting effort. Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the…