Are you speaking as a vendor or a buyer? They are there, scroll down, I do. As a consumer, I don't want them in the middle of the other forums. This site's main intention should be the community, not to be a billboard or catalog. That said, I do want to support vendors who support the community, which is why I scroll down when I want to.
As a vendor, I could see it being a "worse" location as compared to the previous one.
Tim.