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EBay (EBAY) has acquired weirdly-named Svpply.com, a site that delivers a "curated,"...

  • Thursday, September 6, 2012, 4:43 PM ET
    EBay (EBAY) has acquired weirdly-named Svpply.com, a site that delivers a "curated," photo-centric approach to shopping, while taking a cut on referral traffic. Svpply had a mere 700K monthly users as of May. eBay isn't known for offering a very polished and intuitive shopping experience; this is probably an attempt to change that. Marc Andreessen has talked up the disruptive potential of e-commerce startups such as Svpply, whose services lend themselves well to mobile. (earlier)
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