Given the booming smartphone and tablet usage and their relative convenience, eBay is making a major pitch to consumers, encouraging them to increasingly shop through mobile. More: continued here
Congress Agrees: Take From Those in Dire Need to Subsidize the Thriving FortunateHuffington Post (blog)In their budget outline for next year they proposed cutting the amount of money to be spent on food stamps by roughly a fifth from 2015." The article continues: "It is also hard to argue that food-stamp recipients are undeserving. …and…
Bag Shares of EBAY Cheaper Than the CFO DidForbesBack on August 10, eBay Inc.'s CFO, Robert Holmes Swan, invested $99897.93 into 3380 shares of EBAY, for a cost per share of $29.56. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an …and more » More: continued…
Commentary: A conflicted view about food stamps at QSRsQSRweb.comBrands began lobbying government officials to allow the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments – commonly known as food stamps – earlier this year at its Taco Bell and KFC restaurants. Yum!'s efforts were dealt a big blow two weeks … More: continued here
Royal Mail beats delivery targetsHalifax Evening CourierRoyal Mail beat its first and second class post quality targets during the summer, with more than nine out of 10 letters being delivered on time in areas including Halifax, it has been announced. The 93% target for next working day delivery was beaten …and more » More: continued here
Forbes eBay More than Doubles Mobile Volume on Black FridayAuctionbyteseBay CEO John Donahoe told the Wall Street Journal it had a "record" Black Friday but provided no further information. eBay did share its mobile growth rates for Thursday and Friday, some data about which products and categories …With Love From Mobile Sales, eBay Riding Up…
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail profits up despite decline in postFinancial TimesRoyal Mail has reported increased half-year operating profits of £67m, but privatisation looks unlikely before at least 2013 amid a continued fall in the number of letters being posted. …Royal Mail makes £1 million a day ahead of possible big increase in price of …Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail…
Royal Mail begins Delivery to Neighbour trialPost and ParcelRoyal Mail began trials today in which parcels will be left with neighbours if a recipient is not home to accept delivery. The “Delivery to Neightbour” trial covers nearly 750000 addresses, 1406 delivery rounds, and runs until February 25, 2012. …'leave post with neighbour' trialBBC Newsall 3…
Steve Yankovich is engrossed in a televised hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks. Though he’s a hockey zealot, he cares less about the score than the attire of Ryan Kesler, a Canuck center. More: continued here
Man jailed for raid on post officeIrish ExaminerA drug addict who took part in a violent raid on a post office which left staff and customers terrified has today been sentenced to eight years for robbery and possession of firearms. The court heard there were a number of people in the post office in …and…