Retailers are online laggards, says eBay

THE online retail group eBay has dismissed a campaign from department stores to lower the GST threshold for imports, saying it would punish shoppers for the low investment by traditional retailers in their online businesses. More: continued here

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Royal Mail introduce iPhone stamps – SMEweb

Royal Mail introduce iPhone stampsSMEwebThe Royal Mail are set to release ten commemorative stamps in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the animal conservation organisation WWF. Siberian tigers, red pandas and Amur leopards will be stampeding throughout the letterboxes of the UK as of …FIRST CLASS WAY TO SAVE ENDANGERED …

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Shoppers embrace e-commerce – ABC Technology and Games

The Age Shoppers embrace e-commerceABC Technology and GameseBay Australia has released a profile of Australian companies involved in online commerce, finding remarkable growth. TICKY FULLERTON, PRESENTER: We've known for some time that the rise of online retail is causing some angst among Australian …eBay: big stores need to make online …

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Massive data volumes making Hadoop hot – Computerworld

Massive data volumes making Hadoop hotComputerworldThe technology — already used by Web giants such as Facebook, eBay, Amazon and Yahoo — is increasingly being adopted by banking, advertising, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, said Stephen O'Grady, an analyst at RedMonk. …and more » More: continued here

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North Yorks post office murder trial starts – The Press, York

North Yorks post office murder trial startsThe Press, YorkMr Garbutt denies murdering his wife at The Village Shop and Post Office in Melsonby, near Richmond, North Yorkshire. Mrs Garbutt had grown up in Eggborough before attending Brayton High School and Selby College. Her mother, Agnes Gaylor, runs the Boot …Postmistress …

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