Retail Bedfellows Roundup: eBay Gets Busy, Alibaba Gets Angry (Birds)PYMNTS.comOn Tuesday (May 10) and Thursday (May 12), Sotheby's conducted live, high-margin auctions of artworks from a dappling of famous names — Dalí, de Kooning, Pollock — all streamed through eBay's site, alongside the in-person auctions being held by … More: continued …
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Post office renovation plan gets green lightCLTVCHICAGO — A plan to redevelop Chicago's old main post office building is now ready to proceed. Under the plan, finalized Thursday, an investment group will buy the crumbling old building over the Congress Parkway. It will spend half a billion dollars … More: …
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Lemmy Honored on German Postage StampsRadio.com Music and Entertainment NewsLemmy Kilmilster, the late frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band Motörhead, has been honored by the German postal service. Deutsche Post has issued two postage stamps featuring Kilmister. The first is a close-up in which Lemmy is looking straight … More: …
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Old Main Post Office sold in deal with 601WCrain’s Chicago Business“Today we are taking another significant step towards transforming the Old Main Post Office site into an economic driver for the City of Chicago,” Emanuel said. “This project will create thousands of jobs and generate new economic opportunities for … …
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InternetRetailing.net Why shoppers return their online purchases: Royal Mail studyInternetRetailing.netWhat lies behind an online shopper's decision to return their purchases? New Royal Mail research suggests that on the whole, buyers send products back when they fail to live up to their expectations. Some 12% of 2,032 questioned in a YouGov …
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Android Authority (blog) Samsung Galaxy S7 Dual SIM (G930DS) just $530 on eBayAndroid Authority (blog)Courtesy of US-based electronics retailer, Newegg, the international 32GB Galaxy S7 Dual SIM can be had for $529.99. Black, White, and Gold color variants are available, sorry no Silver. There is a note that each customer …
Read More »Desert Hills post office to close at end of month – Today’s News-Herald
Desert Hills post office to close at end of monthToday’s News-HeraldThe post office that serves the Desert Hills community will close its doors May 31 along with the mini mart it currently resides within. Maggie Hickson, a Desert Hills Post Office employee said owners of the Desert Hills Mini Mart …
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