eBay Inc (EBAY)’s Massive Retail Opportunity

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In response to the same-day delivery mania, Amazon announced plans to expand its network of warehouses in order to reduce its two-day shipping times by one day. Within certain metropolitan areas, Amazon will have the capacity to offer same-day delivery. How successful same-day deliveries become will likely dictate Amazon’s position on delivery times.

The bigger picture
eBay has had a successful history of investing early in opportunities that went on to become multibillion-dollar businesses in the years to come. Most recently, eBay invested heavily into mobile, and now the company expects both eBay mobile and PayPal mobile’s transaction volume to exceed $20 billion each this year. Same-day delivery has become eBay’s latest “early” investment, which not only has the potential to revolutionize the way commerce is conducted, but also opens up another outlet for eBay’s existing businesses.

The article eBay’s Massive Retail Opportunity originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Steve Heller.

Fool contributor Steve Heller owns shares of Google and eBay. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, eBay, Goldman Sachs, Google, Home Depot, and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS). The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, eBay, and Google.

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