eBay, online trade groups oppose US retail crime billsBusiness Mirror, PhilippineseBay Inc. and online trade groups are bracing for a fight over three bills that US lawmakers plan to introduce aimed at stemming sales of stolen goods on the internet. The laws would require online outlets to monitor and report suspicious …
Read More »Royal Mail bill launched – The Press Association
Royal Mail bill launchedThe Press AssociationBusiness Secretary Lord Mandelson has introduced controversial proposals to part privatise the Royal Mail. Labour MPs are threatening a large revolt against the plans and Labour peer Lord Clarke of Hampstead, a former postman, shouted "shame on you" as … More: continued here
Read More »Direct marketers back Royal Mail part-privatisation plan – Brand Republic
Direct marketers back Royal Mail part-privatisation planBrand Republic, UKby Matt Williams, Campaign 25-Feb-09, 15:55 LONDON – The direct marketing members of advertising body ISBA have given their broad backing to the Government's plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail. The proposals, which will be introduced by Lord … More: continued here
Read More »French President Nicolas Sarkozy is finding time in his hectic … – BBC News
Sydney Morning Herald French President Nicolas Sarkozy is finding time in his hectic …BBC News, UKGovernor Schwarzenegger has also given the French president additions to his stamp collection – a blue leather album with the governor's seal on the cover and two framed first-day-issue envelopes with Californian stamps. …Queen Elizabeth's Sarkozy …
Read More »Post office robber sent to crown court – Scarborough Today
Post office robber sent to crown courtScarborough Today, UKBy Laura Crothers A MAN has appeared before Scarborough magistrates charged with stealing almost £1000 from a post office. Mark Stafford, 25, who is serving a sentence in prison at Hull, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in relation to the … …
Read More »FSB warns against more Post Office closures – SpringFair.com Marketplace
FSB warns against more Post Office closuresSpringFair.com Marketplace, UKby Charlotte Cowell FSB has urged the Government to prevent further Post Office closures, to ensure that small businesses have "an effective system" to work with. An official announcement from Westminster about the future of Royal is expected tomorrow, … More: continued here
Read More »65% of voters oppose Mandelson's Royal Mail privatisation plan – guardian.co.uk
ITV.com 65% of voters oppose Mandelson's Royal Mail privatisation planguardian.co.uk, UKThat's probably just as well for Lord Mandelson, because the death of Ivan Cameron has coincided with the release of three new stories about the unpopularity of his plans for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail. Taken together, they suggest …
Read More »Postman denies stealing mail – Ipswich Evening Star
Postman denies stealing mailIpswich Evening Star, UKProsecutors allege 916 postal packages belonging to Royal Mail Limited were stolen by Appleby between April 19, 2004 and November 7, 2008. It is also alleged that between the same dates the 36-year-old breached his duty as a postal operative by … More: continued here
Read More »Stamp prices to rise May 11 – North Bergen Reporter
Stamp prices to rise May 11North Bergen Reporter, NJFirst-class stamps are going up from 42 cents to 44 cents on May 11. But if you buy "Forever Stamps" (pictured) at the current rate, they'll be good…forever! (Supposedly.) The post office says: "Customers can continue to mail letters at today’s price … …
Read More »eBay CEO to Keynote at Shop.org Summit and Stanford Symposium – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes eBay CEO to Keynote at Shop.org Summit and Stanford SymposiumAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay CEO John Donahoe will be the keynote speaker at the 15th Stanford Accel Digital Symposium today, February 25, 2009, at 8:30 am Pacific. Richard Brewer-Hay will be providing updates throughout the speech via the eBay Ink …
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