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Day: February 2, 2016

Facebook Tightens Policy Covering Gun Sales

February 2, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Facebook updated its “Regulated Goods” policy to add firearms to the policy. The New York Times said the company was banning private sales of guns, calling it a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. The newspaper quoted Facebook’s Monika Read more

Marketplaces, NewsFacebook, Gun sales

Etsy Opens Store Inside Macy’s New York Basement

February 2, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy launched its first Etsy Shop inside a Macy’s store in New York City on Thursday. The shop includes over 50 items from eight Etsy sellers, the items chosen by Macy’s own wholesale buyers. Etsy wrote, “We applaud Macy’s for Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy Wholesale, Macy's

Union Says Document Proves USPS Aims to Privatize the Post Office

February 2, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

The postal workers union says a document that came to light in a labor relations dispute is proof that the USPS is bent on privatizing the agency. The dispute between the APWU and the USPS and Staples is in front Read more

News, ShippingPrivatizing the Post Office, USPS

Amazon Blamed for $1 Billion in Lost Tax Revenue in 2014

February 2, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is frequently blamed for reducing tax revenue in states where it doesn’t collect online sales tax, but a new report points to another way the company could be hurting state and local government coffers: lost property taxes. An organization Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal IssuesAmazon, online sales tax


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