FedEx founder Frederick Smith speaks about leadership at Birmingham-Southern (slideshow)
Frederick Smith appeared at BSC as part of the school's Stump Entrepreneurship Lecture series. More: continued here
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– The Washington PostWashington PostIt has been so popular that post offices frequently sell out. Some have to place emergency orders to get overnight delivery to restock. The stamps were unveiled March 24 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo's donation of 3000 cherry trees to …and more » More: continued here
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Your views on the news – stamps, teachers’ pay and open access – The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog) Your views on the news – stamps, teachers' pay and open accessThe Guardian (blog)Commenters unpicked the reasons behind the Royal Mail limiting the supply of stamps to shops before introducing its latest price rise to avoid what one clever commenter called a "stampede". ravenbones writes: You know what would be nice, if…
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RecycleMatch: An eBay for Garbage – Sustainable Business Forum
RecycleMatch: An eBay for GarbageSustainable Business ForumWhen I first heard of about RecycleMatch, I thought the idea of building an eBay for garbage had a lot of potential. So did Brooke Farrell, when she started the company at the end of 2009 with her brother-in-law, Chad Farrell. More: continued here
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Royal Mail to ration stamps before price hike
Consumers are rushing to Post Offices and shops up and down the country to buy books of stamps before the price rise at the end of the month. More: continued here
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Ebay Scammers Lose Bid for Sentence Reduction – Courthouse News Service
Ebay Scammers Lose Bid for Sentence ReductionCourthouse News ServiceIndividuals located in Romania would pose as American sellers on eBay and other auction sites while a co-schemer would bid on the fabricated listing and "win" the item. After the auction ended, the seller would contact a legitimate bidder, … More: continued here
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UK Mail growth assisted by Royal Mail price rises – Post and Parcel
UK Mail growth assisted by Royal Mail price risesPost and ParcelThe revenue figures are adjusted for the increase in Royal Mail prices during the year – when including the price rise, UK Mail's fourth quarter saw a 14% increase in revenues, while its full 2011 financial year saw an 8% growth in revenues.and more » More:…
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FedEx's Strategic European Acquisition
FedEx continues to expand in Europe with its latest Polish acquisition. More: continued here
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Sioux City-area postal workers demonstrate against service cuts, layoffs – Sioux City Journal
Sioux City-area postal workers demonstrate against service cuts, layoffsSioux City JournalBrandy Pettit, of Sioux City, who is married to a postal worker, holds up a sign Thursday as post office employees gather outside the Federal Building in Sioux City to protest the proposed federal cuts to the US Postal Service. The cuts would eliminate …and…
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Point: Offering Free Shipping Improves Sales on eBay
Point/Counterpoint is a new feature in which EcommerceBytes asks two readers to present different perspectives on an issue of interest to online merchants and marketplace sellers. Today's feature is a Point/Counterpoint debate on the impact of free shipping on eBay sales. Here is today's "Point." More: continued here