eBay to name BestBuy CMO to run Motors, Stores, eXpress and ProStores

[mandy]

Also, we've learned that eBay has snagged the CMO of BestBuy, Michael Linton (pictured at left) to run the non-core parts of eBay: Motors, Stores, eXpress and ProStores.

That's pretty exciting to have some real-world retail experience at eBay.  Frequently as we've brought retailers to the eBay platform at ChannelAdvisor, we've seen a gap between how the retailer operates/thinks and how eBay thinks.  We bridge that gap, but having someone on the eBay side that "thinks like a retailer" is going to be very helpful indeed!  Ironically one of the retailers that had a good run on eBay was BestBuy - so Mike's familiar with what's going on.

There are also some changes on the product development and other areas that seem geared towards making things somewhat more efficient/streamlined...

full article: http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_str..._chan.html

[BellisimaJ.]

This could be a good thing for eBay Stores. 8)

IMO, this guy will likely feel competitive with the "core" and certainly has more ability (and more brains)than Hairless Chris to affect how important they are in the overall eBay picture.
And, he thinks like a retailer and has the experience to make a difference (unlike so many other eBay execs).

Stay tuned..............