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Royal Mail appears to have backed down in the fight over job losses in London—at least temporarily. Following a convincing strike vote by postal workers, bosses last week agreed to meet the union for talks. More: continued here

Drop off the kids, pick up the mailThe Adirondack Daily EnterpriseIf this comes together, the school would set aside a room for the "contract postal unit," but others would staff and run it. Henrietta Jordan, a member of an informal committee that has been looking at the community's options since …

Auctionbytes EBay Buys E-commerce Platform MagentoSAAS DirectoryIn strategic move to boost its e-commerce portfolio, EBay (EBAY) has announced that it has acquired open source e-commerce platform Magento Inc. for an undisclosed sum. In 2010 EBay obtained a minority stake in the company but the new transaction will …EBay acquires Magento, …

LAS CRUCES – Nacho Angel, a 30-year Las Cruces Post Office employee, paced the sidewalk Monday outside his workplace with a white sign in hand. More: continued here

eBay UK is ending its eBay Plus shopping rewards program it had launched in 2009 without giving a reason, merely stating, “Over the two years that the trial has run, we have looked at the effectiveness of the programme and listened to the participants’ comments. More: continued here

Royal Mail'to cut 40000 jobs'MarketingRoyal Mail has drawn up plans to cut 40000 jobs over the next five years, according to reports. The company declined to confirm or deny The Sunday Times report, but said it would be working with unions to … More: continued here

Stamp Art Fever 6.0 – New xtRare2, CaterFly – first evolution setAppmodoPisa, Italy – Independent software developers Francesco Chessari and Nicola Pacini have announced Stamp Art Fever 6.0, a major release update for their simulation game for iPhone and iPod that introduce two new Themed Sets: Five Elements (xtRare2) and …

A woman and her son are being treated in hospital after being shot during a post office raid in a small Wexford village. More: continued here

eBay UK Discontinues Shopping Rewards ProgramAuctionbyteseBay UK is ending its eBay Plus shopping rewards program it had launched in 2009 without giving a reason, merely stating, "Over the two years that the trial has run, we have looked at the effectiveness of the programme and listened to … More: continued …

Auctionbytes Magneto Acquired By EBay: Strategic Step to Enhance EBay Ecommerce ToolsUSA Market NewseBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) had acquired Magento, the founder of an open source e-commerce platform, such a move that could aid eBay to progress its gears for online store developers. The online auctioneer precious year obtained a marginal …