SAN FRANCISCO, USA: EBay Inc will slash fees by 20 per cent for its top-rated sellers and push their listings higher up in the search queue, part of steps to try to rev up its long-stagnant Marketplaces arm. More: continued here
Read More »Postal workers heading towards a national ballot (Socialist Worker)
Postal workers in the CWU union are stepping up their fight against Royal Mail’s programme of cuts and imposed changes to working conditions. The government and bosses want to break the union, but they are facing sterling resistance. More: continued here
Read More »Post office cited by GAO as a troubled agency (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday added the Postal Service to its list of high-risk federal agencies in need of change. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Ground Celebrates Opening of New Toledo Distribution Hub (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PITTSBURGH—-As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, today FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp., , is celebrating the opening of a major distribution hub in Perrysburg Township, Ohio, replacing its existing Toledo operation. More: continued here
Read More »Fire contained at post office (Independent Online)
Staff and customers at the Johannesburg central post office have been evacuated after a fire broke out, police have said. More: continued here
Read More »City officials hopeful grassroots effort can save post office – Portales News-Tribune
City officials hopeful grassroots effort can save post officePortales News-TribuneA Clovis city commissioner is hopeful that a public effort can save the Gidding Street post office like it helped save …and more » More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Office tops EPA’s green list (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
FedEx Office was named Monday as the nation’s top printing company in use of electricity from eco-friendly sources. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Truck Crash Kills NY Pedestrian (WCBS-TV New York)
A pedestrian has been killed after being struck by a FedEx delivery truck on Long Island. Long Beach City Police Lt. Bruce Meyer says the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The truck struck several parked cars before hitting the pedestrian. The victim, described as a middle-aged man, was not …
Read More »EBay adds incentives for sellers (Business Journal of Tampa Bay)
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. said Monday it is adding incentives for top-rated sellers. (EBAY) More: continued here
Read More »2 ballet masters Tomasson’s new top assistants (San Francisco Chronicle)
Leading the country’s third-largest ballet company requires serious backup. Now instead of one right-hand man, San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson has two. “We’re still figuring out how to be a double act,” says former Royal Ballet star… More: continued here
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