ACCC thwarts eBay PayPal planSydney Morning Herald, Australia –6 hours agoThe competition watchdog has requested online auctioneer eBay to delay the launch of the company's controversial plan to force its users on to PayPal. …ACCC kills eBay's PayPal only planiTWireHow eBay trashed its brand for the sake of profitsAustralian Personal ComputerACCC stymies …
Read More »ACCC takes on eBay (Perth Now)
AUSTRALIA’S consumer watchdog has ordered auction website eBay to freeze controversial plans to cut payment options for users. More: continued here
Read More »Open forum to discuss post office cutbacks – Aberdeen Press and Journal
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Read More »Post Office closure threat is ‘appalling’ – Sidmouth Herald
Post Office closure threat is ‘appalling’Sidmouth Herald, UK –14 minutes agoIMPASSIONED pleas to save Tipton St John sub Post Office prompted district councillors to make "robust" representations against the proposed closure. … More: continued here
Read More »Ebay’s payment changes halted (News Interactive)
AUCTION website eBay must freeze controversial plans to simplify payment options for buyers and sellers until the consumer watchdog determines whether the move is anti-competitive. More: continued here
Read More »Village digs deep for post office – expressandstar.com
Village digs deep for post officeexpressandstar.com, UK –2 hours agoVillagers desperate to save their post office from the axe dug deep into their pockets to help buy it back and keep it open. More than 170 residents of … More: continued here
Read More »EBay drops Web-based ad sales – Hollywood Reporter
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Read More »Royal Mail still not delivering (Edinburgh Evening News)
ROYAL Mail has been told to “up its game” and stop making excuses after a study in parts of Edinburgh found that 50 per cent of people still have delivery problems. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office closure threat is ‘appalling’ – Devon 24
Post Office closure threat is ‘appalling’Devon 24, UK –17 minutes agoIMPASSIONED pleas to save Tipton St John sub Post Office prompted district councillors to make "robust" representations against the proposed closure. … More: continued here
Read More »Regulator considers eBay's PayPal move a threat to competition – Telecom Paper (subscription)
Regulator considers eBay's PayPal move a threat to competitionTelecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands –4 hours agoThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is proposing to revoke a notification lodged by eBay in April. Under the notification, eBay proposed to … More: continued here
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