In an effort to get as many local residents their passports, the Columbia City Post Office will be adding three hours to its regular business day Saturday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Will No Longer Allow Negative Buyer Feedback (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)
2008 is bringing some interesting times for eBay. Its CEO Meg Whitman, one of Silicon Valley’s most long-lived and controversy-free CEOs, is stepping down in March. Rumors of a big acquisition are flying. And now, some changes are in store for people who actually use the site to buy and …
Read More »Royal Mail recruits Dataforce for first data expert panel – Brand Republic (subscription)
Royal Mail recruits Dataforce for first data expert panelBrand Republic (subscription), UK –3 hours agoby Alex Donohue Brand Republic 31-Jan-08, 10:00 LONDON – Royal Mail has drafted in Dataforce as the first of five companies to contribute to its newly … More: continued here
Read More »McCausland, Iowa: Town has only few months to find new post office – Quad City Times
McCausland, Iowa: Town has only few months to find new post officeQuad City Times, IA –4 hours agoPost office service was supposed to be suspended two years ago after a mold problem arose at the old post office. McCausland residents received a letter …McCausland,Iowa: Town looking to save its post officeQuad City …
Read More »Graham Norton stamps out stress (Online Recruitment)
31/01/2008 Employees across the UK are switching off their emails and wearing slippers to work on Friday 1st February to support Samaritans Stress Down Day. More: continued here
Read More »Five post offices to close – Hastings Observer
BBC Berkshire Five post offices to closeHastings Observer, UK –2 hours agoALL five branches in Mid Sussex on the Post Office'hit list' will be axed prompting angry accusations that the consultation was 'a sham'. …Bexhill post office closuresMid Sussex TodayPOST OFFICES SET TO BE AXEDLeicester MercuryCommunity lose its fight to save post …
Read More »Starting over at 49 after Merix closes (The Oregonian)
Last year, Merix Corp. technician James Byrd noticed the stickers. Attached to the side of machinery like postage stamps, they meant one thing: Equipment was being shipped from the printed circuit board maker’s Wood Village factory to other plants. More: continued here
Read More »Bad news for Royal Mail? EU bans postal monopolies from 2011 (Daily Mail)
National monopolies for mail delivery in the European Union will be dismantled by 2011, with postal companies free to operate in any of the EU’s 27 countries – meaning the Royal Mail could face threats by European competitors on British soil More: continued here
Read More »EBay lowers its item listing fees (Belleville News-Democrat)
EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will cut by up to 50 percent the fees it charges sellers to list their goods online, in an effort to boost listings and keep pace with other burgeoning e-commerce sites. More: continued here
Read More »Pipe break floods Gurnee Post Office (Lake County News Sun)
Gurnee’s post office was closed for several hours Wednesday after a sprinkler pipe burst, filling much of the lobby with water. More: continued here
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