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The US Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to hit Amazon with an anti-trust lawsuit, accusing the company of favouring companies who use its logistics services and not helping those who don't.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, says more than 15,000 potentially unsafe products were delisted by online marketplaces signed up to its Australian Product Safety Pledge last financial year, with 98 per cent of regulator-initiated take down requests actioned within 2 days.

Skincare brand Hey Bud has partnered with Pattern Australia to optimise its e-commerce operations and grow its presence in the online marketplace.

With top makes on sale including Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Mitsubishi, Audi and Toyota, Aussies can buy online and take advantage of free metro delivery in 7 days or less.

PayPal Australia and Buy From The Bush have joined forces to launch a new online marketplace to showcase rural Australian small businesses.

Online marketplace Gumtree has been given the green light by Australia’s competition regulator to acquire online automotive advertising classifieds services company Cox Media Solutions, allowing Gumtree Cars to be combined with Cox’s Carsguide and Autotrader sites.

ACT-based electricity and gas distributor Evoenergy has received $2.05 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to trial the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in an online marketplace.

RMIT University has adopted the SAS Joint Certification Program, with the joint certificate recording students’ coursework using SAS software to solve real-world business problems.

The late adopters of the technology community are leading the way as the highest growing demographic for online shopping, as Australians embrace the benefits of an online marketplace, according to a newly published research report.

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Australian-founded global online product discovery marketplace, RangeMe, has raised US$4 million which it says will help the company to “further dominate” markets in Australia, New Zealand and the US.

Australian-listed online marketplace for curated luxury products, AHAlife (ASX:AHL) has acquired US online design marketplace Bezar.com.

Groupon, once the online deal and coupon kings, say they’ve moved from a daily deals platform to a ‘true online marketplace’ and have re-launched.

Local online services marketplace oneflare has boosted its coffers with a $3 million fund raising on its way to a planned IPO on the back of what it says is strong growth since launching in 2012.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well and thriving amongst Australian workers who apparently see their potential as budding business entrepreneurs as a way to escape from their day-to-day jobs.