Daily Mail Post Office blunder threatens hundreds of branchesDaily Mail, UKBy Sean Poulter and Alan Roden The Post Office is threatening the future of hundreds of small branches by demanding back-dated fees for cash machines that were not supposed to cost postmasters a penny. Branches with the free-to-use ATMs have been …
Read More »I picked up eBay freezer at Palace – The Sun
I picked up eBay freezer at PalaceThe Sun, UKBy LYNSEY HAYWOOD A DAD picking up a freezer he bought on eBay put the seller's postcode in his sat-nav – and ended up at Buckingham Palace. Paul Martin, 33, was stunned to discover the collection address was the Royal Mews – scene …
Read More »Utah demand for food stamps, aid increasing – LocalNews8.com
Utah demand for food stamps, aid increasingLocalNews8.com, IDAP – May 25, 2009 5:25 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah charities that provide food to low-income families say food stamp use grew 5% between March and April to more than 78700 households. Crossroads Urban Center Director Glenn Bailey says he …
Read More »Neglect parents ‘on eBay’ (Daily Telegraph)
JUST two weeks before a little girl starved to death in her squalid bedroom, her parents were bidding for clothing on eBay, a has court heard. More: continued here
Read More »Childwold loses post office after landlord doesn’t pay power bill (Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
CHILDWOLD – The Childwold Post Office is filing a change of address. More: continued here
Read More »Childwold post office loses power (WWTI Watertown)
Customers of the Childwold Post Office will have to travel to nearby Piercefield starting Tuesday. That’s because the landlord at the Childwold facility didn’t pay the power bill and electricity was cut, according to postal officials. The Post Office will open briefly Tuesday morning for purposes of notifying 28 boxholders. …
Read More »Etailers, eBay Sellers Can Now Sell Warrantech Warranties (AuctionBytes)
Warranty Feed announced a partnership in which Warrantech will underwrite its warranty dealer program for ecommerce and eBay merchants. A spokesperson said the company is now able to offer warranties across a wide range of both new and refurbished products, in many instances in categories where no one else is …
Read More »Luxury Firms Find Courts Less Genteel – Wall Street Journal
Luxury Firms Find Courts Less GenteelWall Street JournalOn Friday, eBay Inc. won its second victory this month as a UK court said the online marketplace wasn't responsible for the sale of fake L'Oréal SA products on its Web site. Earlier this month, a French court also ruled in eBay's favor …
Read More »No need for eBay to cover and conceal, says court (Independent Online)
A court has ruled that eBay was not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its website, dealing a blow to L’Oreal’s legal campaign against the online auction group. More: continued here
Read More »Deccan founder to start delivery service (Financial Times)
GR Gopinath, who revolutionised India’s aviation industry with his low-fare carrier Air Deccan, will this week launch an express delivery service in India, an underserved market in the sights of international groups FedEx and DHL. More: continued here
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