Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined $2.5 million by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands. More: continued here
Read More »eBay fined in perfume sales row (BBC News)
A Parisian court fines eBay 1.7m euros after ruling it had not kept to an injunction banning users from selling on LVMH perfumes. More: continued here
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The latest stats from IMRG suggest that the postal strike in October cost £53m in lost sales online, as growth dipped during the month. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx (DMNews)
Despite a rocky beginning that saw it struggling to pay bills and find funding, Federal Express was delivering 65,000 packages per day by the early 1980s. One key to Federal Express’ success was a crafty use of multi-channel marketing and IT before most other marketers had recognized their strategic advantage. …
Read More »Stink over French Perfume Costs eBay (NBC Bay Area)
French courts rule against eBay for trade in Dior scents. More: continued here
Read More »UPDATED: One post office branch set to close in Roanoke (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
And now there is one. More: continued here
Read More »Why the Post Office Closed its Clinton St. Branch – Grand Street News
New York Times Why the Post Office Closed its Clinton St. BranchGrand Street NewsThe Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 recognized the right of postal unions to negotiate their contracts, but it also abolished the US Post Office…Mailing Deadline for Iraq, Afghanistan set for Dec. 4State JournalCredit Card Solicitations on the …
Read More »EBay Fined $2.5 Million for LVMH French Perfume Sales (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. and a European unit were fined a total of 1.7 million euros ($2.55 million) by a Paris court for failing to halt sales of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA perfumes on its French Web site. More: continued here
Read More »Memphis airport’s east-west runway reopens after $50 million update (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Memphis International Airport’s east-west runway reopened at noon today after a nine-month reconstruction costing about $50 million.The Airport Authority made good on a promise to reopen the runway in time for FedEx’s holiday shipping season.The 8,946-foot-long strip on the northern end of the airfield had been closed since March as …
Read More »Southwest, Fed Ex planes dinged in airport mishap (Rocky Mount Telegram)
DALLAS — Planes belonging to Southwest Airlines Co. and FedEx Corp. suffered minor damage when… More: continued here
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