Mobile innovation and vertical marketing boost eBayComputerworldUKRetailers need to embrace mobile technology and develop vertical-specific strategies to help increase sales in a more competitive environment, according to eBay. …ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst Conference Day 1TameBayall 5 news articles » More: continued here
About $8 billion in lost revenue has forced the U.S. Postal Service to consolidate and shut down some post offices. More: continued here
LLANIDLOES’ Sorting Office is to close as part of Royal Mail’s cost cutting measures. All work carried out at the Llanidloes office and the eight staff will move to Newtown on June 13, with the Royal Mail confirming there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of the move. More: continued here
Millions of pictures by a North Norfolk artist will flock across the country today, as a new set of postage stamps. More: continued here
Marketing Week EBay launches daily deals e-mails to rival GrouponMarketing WeekEBay is launching daily and weekly e-mails with exclusive offers for its users in a bid to take on Groupon. The RAC is the first brand to advertise a deal on the newsletters. The motoring organisation will offer eBay users breakdown cover, … More: continued…
TribLocal Buy these photos and see more at marcoislandflorida.comMarco Island Sun TimesOver the weekend, the Marco Island post office looked more like a grocery distribution center. Two large tractor-trailer trucks were needed to load thousands of pounds of food brought in by postal carriers and volunteers. Elliott Mascoop, who co-headed …California Post Office/Rural Carriers Collect…
FedEx Express has been named Best All Cargo Airline for 2011 in the annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards. More: continued here
How Strong Are Network Effects Online, REALLY? (EBAY, GOOG, AMZN)San Francisco ChronicleWhat is a network effect? It's what happens when the value of a product to one user depends on how many other users there are, as economists Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian put it. Examples include Microsoft Windows and the phone network. …and more »…
Citizens state case for Byron Post OfficeLovell ChronicleMarcela Juarez Rivera handed a home-printed business card to a patron at Tuesday's meeting regarding the future of the Byron Post Office. “Budget cuts,” she said. “We're doing everything we can.” Rivera's card states she is the Post … More: continued here
Google stamps out possible Android data leak (Brief)The Tech HeraldWith the security world still gently smoking following Sony's recent data breach, online search giant Google Inc. has moved quickly to quash a potentially embarrassing user information leak connected to its Android …and more » More: continued here