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Day: March 19, 2020

Etsy Asks Congress to Consider Aid for the Self-Employed

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Congress is working on emergency relief efforts to help individuals and businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but Etsy said the self-employed were largely not covered by the current proposals. Many sellers don’t qualify for social safety net programs such Read more

Marketplaces, Newscoronavirus, Etsy, Josh Silverman2 Comments

eBay Calls Starboard Actions Unreasonable and Detrimental

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay responded to a letter its Board of Directors received this morning from activist investor Starboard Value LP pressuring it to hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of Directors. Starboard Read more

Marketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, eBay board of directors, Starboard Value LP5 Comments

eBay Pressured to Fill CEO Spot and Add Four to Board

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

Activist investor Starboard Value LP made public its demands to eBay that it hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of Directors. In a letter today to Thomas Tierney, eBay’s Chairman Read more

Marketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Devin Wenig, eBay, Eddy Hartenstein, Peter Feld, Scott Schenkel, Shannon Brayton, Starboard Value LP, Stephanie Tilenius

eBay Suspends Seller Performance Downgrades

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is suspending seller performance downgrades through the June 20th evaluation period. However, it will continue to upgrade sellers if their performance improves. eBay said it is making the change because of “unprecedented challenges” sellers are facing due to the Read more

Marketplaces, Newscoronavirus, eBay, eBay seller protection1 Comment


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