EBay, the San Jose-based online consumer-products marketing site, has laid off 125 employees — about 70 of them in the Bay Area — said company spokesman Jose Mallabo. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx’s quarterly profit down 6% (Louisville Courier-Journal)
UPS rival FedEx reported a 6 percent decline in quarterly profits yesterday, saying a slow economy and high fuel prices are expected to continue cutting into profits. More: continued here
Read More »eBay UK Gives One-Time Incentive to Highly Rated PowerSellers (AuctionBytes)
eBay UK said it is running a promotion for PowerSellers for the month of March. It will double the Final Value Fee (FVF) discount scheme for high volume sellers who receive high Detailed Seller Ratings (DSR) ratings from their trading partners. More: continued here
Read More »Former Wash. U. professor put on postage stamp (Student Life)
Former Washington University professor Gerty Cori is one of four American scientists honored by the U.S. Postal Service this year with a set of postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Man Sells His Life On eBay After Divorce – TransWorldNews (press release)
Man Sells His Life On eBay After DivorceTransWorldNews (press release), GA –52 minutes agoIan Usher has decided to sell his entire life on eBay following his divorce from his wife of 5 years. The 44-year-old says he wants to sell everything he … More: continued here
Read More »Local Mail Service Dates Back to the Days of Sutter (The Sacramento Union)
Many Sacramento residents put little thought into what happens after they seal an envelope, affix a stamp to its upper right hand corner and drop it in a mailbox for the daily pickup. Nor do they consider that they are using the services of a postal system with roots predating …
Read More »Confusion over post office future – Wiltshire Times
Confusion over post office futureWiltshire Times, UK –2 hours agoCONFUSION surrounded Lacock Post Office this week after a series of conflicting stories over its future. Postmistress Emma Hands was informed on Wednesday …Post office loses battleGazette & Heraldall 3 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Opera welcomes Terfel’s return (icWales)
BRYN TERFEL’S return to the Royal Opera House just months after he dramatically pulled out of The Ring Cycle has been welcomed by the opera world. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closures: Labour MPs criticised (icWales)
Welsh Labour MPs have been criticised for not supporting a Commons motion calling for post office closures to be suspended. More: continued here
Read More »SODAkids road show to promote love for stamps (Borneo Bulletin)
In a bid to promote the hobby of stamp collecting among kids, the Postal Service Department will be holding a nationwide road show at libraries throughout the four districts. More: continued here
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