FedEx Freight will raise its base rates 5.9 percent Feb. 1, signaling its retreat from a less-than-truckload price war that cut into profits in the second half of last year. More: continued here
Read More »China EBay Rival to Sell Merchant Tools in ‘app Store’ (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Chinese auction site Taobao.com has launched a download store for applications that help buyers and sellers use its service, a move it hopes will generate additional revenue. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Will Play Key Role In Quake Relief Effort (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
FedEx Corp. will provide upward of $1 million in initial contributions to the Haitian earthquake relief effort, though its cargo hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport probably wont be directly involved in the campaign, a corporate spokesman said. More: continued here
Read More »Mail man jailed for card thefts (BBC Devon)
A 47-year-old Plymouth mail worker who looted cash from birthday and Christmas cards is jailed for six months. More: continued here
Read More »Google Nexus Ones Flood eBay (BusinessWeek)
Auction site eBay is flooded with listings for Google Nexus One, which went on sale on Jan. 5. While Google sells the phone without a contract for $529, dozens of optimistic eBay sellers are trying to resell the gadget for as much as $1,000. More: continued here
Read More »Post office slated to open in February (The Terrell Tribune)
This time last year city, business and civic leaders gathered to shovel-turn dirt at State Highway 34 and Baker Street, breaking ground on what soon will be a 10,000-square-foot post office. More: continued here
Read More »EBay earnings may be pressured by competition (MalaysiaNews.net)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. is expected to report relatively flat fourth-quarter earnings, as continued improvements in the company’s payments business may be offset by greater competitio… More: continued here
Read More »Post office says its exempt from sewer mandate (Florida Keys Keynoter)
The U.S. Postal Service is telling the Key Largo sewer district that the local post office is exempt from hooking up to the islands wastewater system. More: continued here
Read More »Latvian Post Continues Post Office Network Shrinkage – Hell Mail
Latvian Post Continues Post Office Network ShrinkageHell MailIn 2009, Latvian Post began a reappraisal of its post office network. A total of 99 post offices are expected to be affected with branches amalgamated or … More: continued here
Read More »Passport fair coming to west side post office on Saturday (The Capital Times)
U.S. citizens in need of passports can head over to the west side post office on Saturday for a Passport Fair. More: continued here
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