eBay said it has gotten feedback from members about its new search experience, with about 10 percent of members currently using it. Starting this week, eBay will begin defaulting more members to the new search, which users may opt out of if they choose. A small percentage will also see a new merchandising placement highlighting…
US Representative Brad Ellsworth of Indiana introduced of legislation on Tuesday that would make organized retail crime a federal offense and would make marketplaces like eBay more accountable for stolen goods listed on their sites. The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued a press release applauding legislation and said this week’s ruling in the Tiffany-eBay counterfeiting…
Post Office campaigns gathering momentumBoston Standard, UK –1 hour agoBy Sharon Pell Last week, the Post Office announced its proposals to close Brothertoft Road Post Office and Wrangle Common Post Office, and to replace …VOTE: 200 join fight tosave post officeBolton Newsall 3 news articles More: continued here
eBay Subsidiary Marktplaats.nl Grows Its Business with Sun …MarketWatch –2 hours agoAMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jul 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Marktplaats.nl, the largest E-commerce platform in The Netherlands, and part of eBay since 2004, … More: continued here
24dash Angry villagers descended on Westminster today to stage a noisy …24dash, UK –Jul 15, 2008The battle against the proposed post office closure brought many elderly residents to the capital for the first time in decades, their carved mangelwurzel … More: continued here
President Bush Joins United States Postal Service in Unveiling …StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI –2 hours agoAll 75 million "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" 42-cent first-class commemorative stamps go on sale today. President Bush launched Tee Ball on the South Lawn … More: continued here
Ebay Inc (EBAY) newly added by Zebra Capital Management LlcMffais.com, CA –59 minutes agoLONG BEACH (Mffais.com) – Zebra Capital Management Llc added the Ebay Inc (EBAY) company to their portfolio, by buying 681 shares as shown by filings made …Ebay Inc (EBAY) more shares bought by Vision Capital Management Inc.Mffais.comEbay Inc (EBAY) holdings reduced by Forward Management…
Variety reports that “Saturday Night Live” star Amy Poehler is in final negotiations to join the cast of the new post-“Office” comedy from Greg Daniels and Mike Schur. More: continued here
Support for sacked Bristol workersEvening Post, UK –5 hours agoBristol Royal Mail workers at the Mead Street delivery office showed their support for three colleagues who were sacked following strike action last year. … More: continued here
The company that sparked the eBay drop-off store craze has been acquired by a New York electronics asset recovery and recycling company. ECO International LLC acquired AuctionDrop, which had raised over $6 million in venture capital funds with its eBay consignment store business model. More: continued here