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Will There Be More Plush Toys? Rovio’s Former Branding Exec Lands at Big Fish Games.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 25 at 6:00 am PT

Games maker Big Fish has hired former Rovio executive Wibe Wagemans to head up mobile.

Survey Sez: Consumers Still Miffed at Netflix, but Give Even Bigger Kiss to Amazon

Kara Swisher in Commerce on December 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

The hits from the online video service’s missteps just keep coming!

New Company Will Emerge in Wake of eBay’s Acquisition of GSI Commerce

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 28, 2011 at 11:29 am PT

EBay is acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, but not exactly all of it. As part of the acquisition announced today, it will spin off a few properties to create a well-funded new entity that will be led by GSI’s founder and CEO Michael Rubin.

Stock Trades Near 52-week High on Message That It's an All "New eBay"

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”

Cyber Spending Hits $16.8 Billion for the Holidays (So Far)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 5, 2010 at 4:10 pm PT

In the first 33 days of the holiday season, e-commerce spending has already jumped to $16.8 billion, increasing 12 percent over the same period last year. ComScore said in the past week alone, four days exceeded $800 million in spending, including Cyber Monday, which became the heaviest online spending day on record at $1.028 billion.

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China iPhone Craze Breeds Scalpers

Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 30, 2010 at 9:32 am PT

Apple customers who were hoping the company’s recently expanded presence in China would mean easier access to officially sold iPhone 4s have been disappointed, but a run on the devices has been kind to at least one group: gadget scalpers.

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Amazon Shows Time Value of Money

Martin Peers, Columnist, Heard on the Street, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 29, 2009 at 12:46 pm PT

Just how long can Amazon put off paying its bills? It’s no secret that Amazon’s financial success is partly based on its ability to take in money for selling merchandise before it has to pay suppliers for those goods. But lately Amazon has gone one better: steadily lengthening the time it takes to pay suppliers. That has been a factor behind the retailer’s soaring cash flow.

Japan Alerts Amazon to Life's Two Certainties

John Paczkowski in News on July 6, 2009 at 3:17 pm PT

Amazon’s days of booking sales from its business in Japan back to the United States may be coming to an end. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has demanded back taxes of $119 million from Amazon’s Japanese affiliates, Amazon Japan and Amazon Japan Logistics.

Japan Alerts Amazon to Life’s Two Certainties

John Paczkowski in News on July 6, 2009 at 3:17 pm PT

Amazon’s days of booking sales from its business in Japan back to the United States may be coming to an end. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has demanded back taxes of $119 million from Amazon’s Japanese affiliates, Amazon Japan and Amazon Japan Logistics.

Buying and Selling Among Friends

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 3, 2009 at 4:28 pm PT

Gone are the days when giving away your old stuff involved getting in the car and hauling bags to the local Salvation Army. Now, with a little Web know-how, you can find a number of ways to turn your trash into someone else’s treasure.