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eBay's surprising bet on brick-and-mortar stores
Marketplace.org Shifting its focus to fixed pricing is just one way eBay has changed in the past decade, and many of its recent pivots have come from an understanding that only a portion of purchases are made entirely on the web. Instead, CEO John Donahoe says … |
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