EBay to sell Rent.com to PRIMEDIASun-SentinelSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc agreed to sell its Rent.com unit to PRIMEDIA as the company shifts away from classified and listings businesses to focus on other e-commerce and payments efforts. The transaction is expected to close in the second … More: continued here
Stamps and collectibles specialist Stanley Gibbons has posted record results after seeing a 72% jump in sales achieved over the internet. More: continued here
A SYDNEY post office licensee who pleaded guilty to defrauding Australia Post has avoided prison after a judge found it failed to prove how much money it lost. More: continued here
Fred Ziemann remembered for love of stampsWisconsin Rapids TribuneFred Ziemann, a Wausau man who gained renown across the region and the world for his passion for postage stamps, died of heart failure Saturday at age 88 at Hospice House in Wausau. Ziemann might be best known to readers of the Wausau Daily Herald as ……
The transfer of the Royal Mail pension scheme to the state has been given the green light by European regulators, paving the way for a £28 billion boost to public finances. More: continued here
Stamp firm Stanley Gibbons sees Olympics, royal boostReutersStatutory profit up 19 pct to 5.1 mln stg * Company hopes for boost from Olympics, Diamond Jubilee * Will increase overseas expansion, plans rare stamp fund * Reviewing a number of possible acquisitions * Shares up 2 pct LONDON, March 23 – British … More: continued here
Fred Ziemann remembered for love of stampsWausau Daily HeraldFred Ziemann, a Wausau man who gained renown across the region and the world for his passion for postage stamps, died of heart failure Saturday at age 88 at Hospice House in Wausau. Ziemann might be best known to readers of the Wausau Daily Herald as ……
Morning Jay: The Importance of 'Post Office' RepublicansThe Weekly Standard (blog)Today, I want to talk about a group of voters in the GOP primary process that I call the “Post Office” Republicans. This term has some very old origins, dating back to the days of the Solid (Democratic) South. From the end of Reconstruction in…
Kennedy Center plans street arts festival with jugglers, bands, theater for …Washington PostIt will include performances at Eastern Market, Half Street near Nationals Park, Farragut Square, the Old Post Office Pavilion and elsewhere. At the Old Post Office, a nighttime performance will feature San Francisco's Project Bandaloop. More: continued here
EBay to sell Rent.com to PRIMEDIAWTAQBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc agreed to sell its Rent.com unit to PRIMEDIA as the company shifts away from classified and listings businesses to focus on other e-commerce and payments efforts. The transaction is expected to close … More: continued here