DECEMBER TRADE NEWS eBay sellers urged to identify wholesalers Rise in minimum wage would hurt small retailers Consumers eager for Boxing Day sales Fake clothing & fashions pair sentenced Independent stores receive late-December boost Oxfam troubled by lack of donations Many retail chains could collapse in New Year Rosebys collapse affects Manchester wholesalers Working hours ruling affects small retailers Last-minute shoppers 'rescuing stores' Slowdown could hurt Irish retail New figures show November sales rise BRC helps small retailers with rent agreements January 5th set as Woolworths closing date Pre-Christmas discounts rise to epic proportions Counterfeit DVD seller a Christmas turkey Parking restrictions 'hurt local trade' Councillors block Tesco store plan Inflation squeezing small retailers Cardiff's historic arcades 'under threat' Grim London sales 'beginning to improve' Rural retailers 'silent victims' this Christmas New JK Rowling title 'in short supply' 700 jobs lost at CD and DVD wholesaler Smoking display refits to cost small firms thousands Tobacco ruling could adversely affect small shops 2009 tough but there are reasons for optimism Buyer on the horizon for books wholesaler? Woolworths struggling to find buyer, facing closure Troubled book wholesaler 'praised by independents' Online shopping soars on 'Mega Monday' Consumers taking advantage of sales Support for independent retailers encouraged Rogue eBay trader fined £500k and jailed for a year Pedestrianisation plans opposed by retailers Shoppers to maximise use of internet this Christmas Local retailers band together in face of adversity Counterfeit consoles flooding UK Wholesaler collapse stalls internet sales for Zavvi Retailers warned of business rates 'stealth tax' Customer care vital to online sales Internet revenue to increase 10% this Christmas Toys and games wholesaler collapses Retailers losing out from VAT cut Small supplier battling the big guns Little hope for Christmas shopping boost New factory benefits batteries wholesaler Admin costs of VAT cut hurting small retailers Dragon ponders bid for Woolworths Trade News Archive 2008  December   November   October   September August   July   June   May   April   March   February   January Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 9th December 2008 Rogue eBay trader fined £500k and jailed for one year A man from who was caught selling counterfeit Nike trainers via online auction site eBay has been given a huge fine and a prison sentence. Mark McLintock has been fined £500,000 and ordered to spend one year in jail by Paisley Sheriff Court, the Paisley Daily Express reported. Trading under the name "Absolut Angel", Mr McLintock sold copies of Nike trainers usually priced at £120 but which he sold for just £15 a pair. However, his illegal behaviour was discovered by a team of trading standards officers in 2006. The trainers were thought to have been made in China and were of “exceptionally good quality”, complete with the Nike 'swoosh', noted the local paper. Commenting on the case, Richard Ambrose, head of trust and safety for eBay UK, said: "We will continue to do everything we can to tackle counterfeits on our site and working closely with law enforcement agencies like the police and trading standards is a vital part of this fight."   (c) 2008 Adfero Ltd. Comment on this news story