Archive for September, 2007

eBay appoints Andrew Sloss interim Country Manager for Canada

Friday, September 28th, 2007

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY; www.ebay.com) today announced the appointment of Andrew Sloss to the position of interim Country Manager for eBay Canada.
Currently in his sixth year with the organization, Andrew was most recently head of marketing for eBay Canada, overseeing the company’s marketing strategy and execution within Canada. In 2006, Andrew played an instrumental role [...]

Canadian Taxman Targets EBay Sellers

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

The Federal Government wants its tax cut from stuff sold on EBay.
The Globe and Mail reports the Canada Revenue Agency won a Federal Court case to monitor high volume EBay sellers.
The order now requires EBay Canada to turn over the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of its high-volume sellers.
The Globe says the Canada [...]

Copart opens second salvage facility in London, Ontario

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Copart Inc. has opened a second salvage facility in Canada, the company said Wednesday.
Fairfield-based Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT), which provides online auctions of salvage vehicles, opened the 24.5-acre facility in London, Ontario.
The company also has recently expanded into the United Kingdom through its acquisition of Universal Salvage PLC, where it is working to build a network [...]

Retired Ritchie Bros. CEO selling $71.6 million in shares

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Retired Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. CEO, chairman and company co-founder David E. Ritchie has announced he is selling up to 1.1 million shares worth up to $71.6 million under the terms of his sale arrangement.
Ritchie Bros. today in a press release, said Ritchie’s company Davcorp has informed the auction house that Davcorp entered an agreement [...]