After a spirited round of the children’s game attracted hundreds of people to a Belgian Ikea outlet last summer, the world’s biggest furniture retailer has forbidden similar events in several of its Dutch stores, citing safety reasons. The organizers of the games, who got word out over Facebook, are now looking for alternative locations. “It’s…
Are auctions dying on eBay?TameBayThe auction side of the eBay business isn't doing well. CA says that auctions were down 26.2% Year on Year in February 2015, down 16% YoY in January and that's on top of a December 2014 decline of 12.9%. Indeed, every single month in the last year has …eBay Runs $10 Coupon…
eBay Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest (EBAY)Dakota Financial NewseBay logo eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totalling 23,132,894 shares, a decline of 9.8% from the February 13th total of 25,645,559 shares, …and more » More: continued here
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Elderly, disabled among those hit hardest by cut in food stamp benefitsMilwaukee Journal SentinelWhen Beverly Baldwin first found out that her food stamp benefits were going to be cut last year, she misheard that her $96-a-month aid was going to be slashed to $60. She was shocked to find out while grocery…
More than 8.7million flyers were delivered by the company in the year following its privatisation – sparking fears that it risks becoming a ‘leaflet distributor’. More: continued here
Ikea Stamps Out Hide-and-Seek Games in Dutch Furniture StoresBloomberg(Bloomberg) — Ikea has stopped plans by thousands of people to play hide-and-seek in its box-like stores in the Netherlands. After a spirited round of the children's game attracted hundreds of people to a Belgian Ikea outlet last summer, the world's … More: continued here
Daily Mail Surge in junk mail delivered by postmen since Royal Mail sell-offDaily MailRoyal Mail has stepped up the amount of junk mail it stuffs through our doors since it was sold off by the Government, new figures show. More than 8.7million flyers were delivered by the company in the year following its privatisation –…
THE future of a Post Office in Heybridge is looking "promising" after the supermarket chain where it is currently situated closes on Sunday.Residents had been concerned about not having access to postal services after Tesco announced it was shutting its Express store in Colchester Road.But Bentalls Shopping Centre director Nicholas Mann, where the store is,…
Green Street Post Office will be given a makeover and enjoy longer hours and Sunday opening. More: continued here
WNDU-TV Food stamps theftWNDU-TVThe Chicago Tribune reports that 46-year-old Wael Ghosheh has been charged with theft of government property, identity theft, money laundering and unauthorized use of food stamp benefits and wire fraud. He's being held in Cook County Jail after …Prosecutors say suburban Chicago man used LINK cards to steal $1 million in …Greenfield Daily…