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Everything you need to know about eBay and PayPal’s split — and how it impacts Amazon

In just a couple of weeks, eBay and PayPal will no longer be bound together at the hip, ending a 13-year… Read More

Amazon bans Confederate flag products in reaction to political pressure

Amazon.com has almost pulled down all its Confederate flag merchandise from its site, following three other major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, Sears… Read More

Watch out Walmart: Alibaba’s sales could be larger than yours this year

Alibaba is aiming to be an e-commerce powerhouse on a scale no one else can match. That was the message Alibaba’s Founder… Read More

EBay’s comeback plan includes Amazon Prime rival and new advertising services

eBay is working on a new shipping service that may rival Amazon Prime, and has plans for a new advertising service that will… Read More

Sotheby’s to start live art auctions on eBay April 1

Like collecting art and wish you had access to more of the world’s finest offerings? The Internet is here to make… Read More

Tech Moves: LivingSocial adds former eBay exec to board; TV news anchor joins Amazon; INRIX taps CMO; etc.

—LivingSocial, the Washington, D.C.-based daily deals company, has appointed former eBay executive Lorrie Norrington to its board, where she will serve as an… Read More

Tech Moves: Trulia’s Chief Economist Departs; eBay names new Seattle GM; etc.

—Trulia Chief Economist Jed Kolko has left the company following its acquisition by Zillow last week. According to an internal email… Read More

eBay begins layoffs, but spares most of its Seattle-area office

A very small number of employees in eBay’s Seattle-area office have been impacted by a round of layoffs, aiming to eliminate… Read More

EBay confirms it will cut 2,400 jobs; may sell enterprise unit

EBay confirmed it will be laying off about 7 percent of its workforce, or about 2,400 employees, in the next… Read More

EBay looking to trim thousands of jobs next year, report says

EBay is mulling a significant round of layoffs that could result in thousands of job losses early next year. Sources told… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Make an Offer’ feature lets customers negotiate prices with third-party sellers

Not happy with the list price of that autographed sports jersey on Amazon? Enter an offer and press a button to start… Read More

Black Friday e-commerce: Retailers brag about record results as Best Buy site goes down

In the days to come we’ll find out precisely how many billions were spent over this critical shopping weekend, but for now, there’s… Read More

Nordstrom partners with eBay to test futuristic fitting rooms, complete with touchscreen mirror

New fitting room technology being tested at Nordstrom will make trying on clothes a surreal experience. The technology, which was developed… Read More

Amazon started ‘Black Friday’ a month early this year, and it’s paying off with more shoppers

Amazon kicked off Black Friday deals a full 28 days early in an attempt to grab a larger share of… Read More

EBay downplays same-day delivery by removing standalone app from App Store

eBay is again scaling back its plans to offer same-day delivery, with the removal of its eBay Now app from the iOS… Read More

Amazon has big stockings to fill, with holiday spending predicted to jump 16%

The North Pole must be buzzing. Forecasts are calling for a meteoric rise in holiday spending this year, fueled by Americans, who… Read More

Amazon and eBay adjust return policies for the holidays

Amazon and eBay are extending their returns policy this holiday to make shopping earlier more practical. In an updated policy, Amazon says purchased between… Read More

On eve of first earnings report, Alibaba’s worth more than Walmart

Alibaba, the Chinese Internet giant that raised a record $25 billion in a public offering two months ago, is scheduled… Read More

GeekWork: eBay is hiring for its next-generation shipping and logistics platform

“I wouldn’t call it a change in direction but a greater focus and clarity,” eBay CEO John Donahoe told Forbes… Read More

Marc Andreessen steps down from eBay’s board anyway

Marc Andreessen said he is stepping down from eBay’s board months after shareholder activisit Carl Icahn was seeking a similar change to the… Read More

eBay, HP and Symantec: Is it time for Microsoft to join the breakup bandwagon?

eBay is doing it, so is HP. And just yesterday Symantec — a security software and storage company that was… Read More

Neil Ashe

Walmart.com chief Neil Ashe says “showrooming” no longer a bad word

The world’s largest retailer is no longer fretting about people using their smartphones to search for better prices online when in their stores.… Read More

EBay trades lower as investors question reasons for PayPal spin off

eBay shares are not getting a bump from Wall Street today, following Tuesday’s announcement that it is spinning off PayPal into a separate… Read More

eBay to spin off PayPal in 2015, CEO John Donahoe stepping down

Shares of eBay jumped more than six percent on Tuesday as the online retailer and marketplace announced plans to spin off… Read More

Taking stock of the winners and losers: How Wall Street reacted to Apple’s announcements

You would have thought that new iPhones, the Apple Watch and an extensive mobile payments service would be enough to… Read More

Former eBay VP Peter Mansour named president of InfoSpace

Peter Mansour, who led eBay’s Bellevue operation and served as the company’s vice president of shipping and marketing technologies, has… Read More

As eBay’s Portland office pushes past 200 employees, Kevin Hurst is named general manager

EBay has tasked Kevin Hurst with getting the word out that it’s aggressively hiring in Portland. As part of the announcement,… Read More

Mobile payments: Retailers weigh cost of using Amazon’s system, even if price is right

Will book sellers, bike shop owners and electronics stores use Amazon as its payment provider if they are already worried about it stealing their business?… Read More

EBay’s Gautam Thakar named CEO of LivingSocial, replacing co-founder Tim O’Shaughnessy

LivingSocial has finally announced who will be replacing co-founder Tim O’Shaughessy as CEO, seven months after he announced that he… Read More

EBay VP and Seattle general manager Ken Moss joins Electronic Arts as CTO

After running eBay’s Seattle-area office for nearly three years, Ken Moss has left the e-commerce’s satellite office to join Electronic… Read More

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