Gullo, 61, of Newburgh, N.Y., is driving a truck for FedEx during the holiday shipping rush that started after Thanksgiving. Gullo is no veteran truck driver. He’s a news writer with experience at ABC… More: continued here
Read More »Santa’s helpers: FedEx begins busiest time of year (The Star-Ledger)
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Read More »eBay’s Korean Competitor Cries Antitrust Foul (AuctionBytes)
According to Korea’s Joong Ang newspaper , the country’s third largest online auction site 11th Street filed a complaint with the government antitrust watchdog to stop what it called “inequitable practices” by Gmarket, which together with its sister company Auction dominates the market. More: continued here
Read More »More retailers embracing food stamps (MalaysiaNews.net)
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Read More »Trying to hold on: More Maury County residents depend on charities – Columbia Daily Herald
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Read More »Airing of eBay and Craigslist’s Dirty Laundry Ends, for Now (AuctionBytes)
The eBay v Craigslist trial wrapped up in Georgetown, Delaware on Thursday per Judge’s order. The revelations were surely fascinating to Silicon Valley as the CEOs and celebrity founders of two ecommerce heavyweights duked it out in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. More: continued here
Read More »Fire damages packages at FedEx facility (UPI)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 20 (UPI) — About 100 packages have been damaged in a pre-Christmas fire at a Portland, Ore., FedEx distribution center, officials say. More: continued here
Read More »Survey Reveals eBay Sellers Still Disenchanted with Top Rated Seller Program (AuctionBytes)
A follow-up survey of AuctionBytes readers conducted in early December shows eBay sellers have not changed their minds about the Top Rated Seller (TRS) program eBay rolled out in the fall. More: continued here
Read More »Jordan flogs old clothes on eBay – Eleven
Daily Mail Jordan flogs old clothes on eBayElevenAs if further evidence were needed that Katie Price's stock is at an all-time-low, the former glamour model has started selling her old clothes off on eBay. …Katie Price sells used clothes on eBayMirror.co.ukPrice sells old clothes in eBay auctionDigital SpyeBay the place …
Read More »Grouches of the season – guardian.co.uk
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