Saturday | 22 November, 2008

Stories by: Miguel Helft

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    eBay Cleared in copyright and trademark suit 11/09/2001 08:00:00

    A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against online auctioneer eBay Inc., a ruling the company said would immunize it against other copyright and trademark infringement claims.
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    What makes eBay unstoppable? 02/08/2001 13:15:00

    A visitor to eBay Inc.'s San Jose, Calif., headquarters one recent morning came upon an unusual scene. Some 20 men and women were milling around until suddenly a company official emerged and called for new employees to follow him for an orientation. The lobby emptied.
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    A long, strange trip for Webvan 19/07/2001 15:41:00

    No one at Webvan's San Diego operations saw it coming. In mid-January, four months after acquiring rival HomeGrocer.com, Webvan was set to unite the two most powerful online grocers under one brand and one technology platform. It was a milestone, the first step toward the efficiency the companies had promised Wall Street at the time of the US$1.2 billion merger. HomeGrocer's San Diego warehouse would switch over to Webvan's technology, and other facilities would follow.
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    Amazon.com heads for the Borders 12/04/2001 08:28:00

    In its second alliance with an offline chain, Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it would run the online operations for rival Borders Group Inc.
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    The Olympics' Upset Winners 23/09/2000 12:01:01

    When the Russian women's gymnastics team walked away from the Olympics finals with a silver medal on Tuesday, the six team members had tears of disappointment, not pride, in their eyes. The Russian team had gone to Sydney with one goal: Bring home the gold.
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    For Amazon, Honesty May Not Be the Best Policy 18/09/2000 12:01:01

    To Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) , it seemed like a good idea: to be up-front with its customers and put to rest latent fears that it might share their shopping habits with others. But the company's effort to look like a responsible citizen seems to have backfired.
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    Suddenly, no one loves Amazon 14/08/2000 12:01:01

    Even Amazon.com's staunchest bulls are pulling in their horns. None other than Henry Blodget, the Merrill Lynch Internet analyst, cut his rating on Amazon.com last week after the online retailer reported slightly disappointing second-quarter earnings.
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    MVP.com Makes a Play for PlanetOutdoors 09/08/2000 12:01:01

    In the latest sign of consolidation in the Internet retail industry, sports retailer MVP.com Inc., agreed Tuesday to buy PlanetOutdoors.com, an outdoor gear and apparel Web site.
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    The Amazon Question 03/07/2000 12:01:01

    To understand how polarizing the debate over Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has become, consider the difference of opinion at Lehman Brothers.
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    Petstore.com Bites The Dust 14/06/2000 12:01:01

    Online retailer Petstore.com expired unceremoniously today, laying off most of its remaining employees and selling off some of its assets to struggling rival Pets.com. The move comes two weeks after the Emeryville, Calif.-based company fired a large portion of its workforce, which stood at about 200 earlier this year.
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    PlanetRx.com Lays Off 70 Employees 13/06/2000 12:01:01

    Troubled online drugstore PlanetRx.com (PLRX) quietly laid off about 70 employees last week, or about 15 percent of its workforce, hoping to reduce its losses as the company explores alternatives for remaining in business in the long term.
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