Trade Me CEO Macdonald sees scope to improve marketplace as global giants loom

Trade Me CEO Macdonald sees scope to improve marketplace as global giants loom
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Feb. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Trade Me chief executive Jon Macdonald sees more options to improve the online marketplace's retail offering but isn't ready to give the game away with Facebook's rival offering already available and the threat of Amazon still on the horizon.  The Wellington-based company has been reinvesting in its services over the past three years, but can do more to make its marketplace more attractive to sellers and buyers, Macdonald told analysts on a conference call today. Trade Me's marketplace segment boost...