Online marketplace operator EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will close its Vancouver, Canada customer service facilities by Sept. 30, affecting 700 workers, in a move to consolidate its North American customer service plants. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Lessens Antiquities Looting (Scientific American)
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] When eBay first came onto the scene more than a decade ago, archaeologists were petrified: easily buying and selling antiquities online might increase the looting and trafficking of archaeological treasures. Now they’re letting out a sigh of relief. Charles Stanish of …
Read More »Deutsche Post and TNT interest cools over Royal Mail part-privatisation plans (PrintWeek)
The proposed part-privatisation of Royal Mail has hit a stumbling block after two suitors, Deutsche Post and TNT, as well as other possible bidders, reportedly curtailed their interest in the mail operator. More: continued here
Read More »Papers warn Brown over Royal Mail (BBC News)
The government’s plan to sell off part of Royal Mail presents a big risk to Gordon Brown’s leadership, say the papers. More: continued here
Read More »Cost of first-class stamps increases to 44 cents on Monday, May 11 (Gulf Breeze News)
The price of a first-class U.S. postage stamp will increase to 44 cents beginning Monday, May 11. The new rate represents a two-cent increase and comes after the U.S. Postal Service conducted its annual review of service pricing. More: continued here
Read More »Arrest after post office robbery – BBC News
BBC News Arrest after post office robberyBBC News, UKOfficers were called to the post office just before 0900 BST, and said a large quantity of cash had been taken during the incident. Detective Inspector Jason Davies of Neath Port Talbot CID said: "We are appealing to anyone who was in this …
Read More »Stamps to climb another 2 cents (Bureau County Republican)
If you haven’t stocked up on a few books of 42 cent-Forever stamps, now might be the time to do it. More: continued here
Read More »City Council votes to extend Bondurant post office lease (The Altoona Herald-Index)
Bondurant leaders are likely to approve on May 18 a deal with the United States Postal Service that would keep the city’s post office at its current location for three, five or even 10 more years. More: continued here
Read More »Mail Trends – Viapost – Hell Mail
Hell Mail Mail Trends – ViapostHell Mail, UK – Steve LawsonWhilst there has been a steady rise in the number of postal operators competing with the Royal Mail, not all of them are scaleable or even convenient, but ViaPost provides a way to send a letter from a computer desktop that is fast, …
Read More »North MPs oppose Gordon Brown’s Royal Mail privatisation plan (The Journal)
GORDON Brown remains on a collision course with his own party over privatising the Royal Mail with a dozen North Labour MPs opposing the plan. More: continued here
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