EBay Announces Expansion of EBay Now Same-Day Delivery Service
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 3:35PM 
Look out Amazon, here comes another counter in the fight for same-day delivery. EBay is competing with same-day delivery in the world of e-retail. Up to now, the online giant started testing the service in certain cities, making sure the service could be profitable and work all the bugs out. It appears eBay has made plenty of headway in creating a same-day delivery system that works and is starting to expand.
EBay has announced the company is expanding eBay Now into more cities. The selected cities up to date have been San Francisco, San Jose and parts of New York City. The new cities eBay is venturing into is Brooklyn, Queens and the larger bay peninsula areas. The report also stated other city expansions will be added later in the year in Chicago and Dallas. These both are big, major US cities that have the demographics to make eBay Now effective. The service consists of only paying $5 to have your online order to be delivered within that same day.
It will also for be expanding for pc and mobile device shoppers. The move was based upon consumer demand, which from their testing, must have proved to be stable enough to launch the service to pc users. EBay local and mobile vice president Dane Glasgow stated in a blog, “More than half our orders are made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. when our customers are usually at work. We want to make it easy for consumers to access eBay Now on any device.”
On the heels of e-commerce is m-commerce. With so many mobile devices available and in high use today, consumers can make online purchases conveniently from wherever they may be. Online business is growing at 16%, which may increase to 17% this year. EBay is not oblivious to the fact that consumers are going to want their online purchases delivered to them as fast as they order it. This is why same-day delivery is growing and being implemented, not only in the US, but worldwide.
Amazon and Google are even in hot pursuit of some from of same-day delivery service. Amazon is building distribution centers closer and closer to consumers in an effort to provide quick delivery of its’ online orders. The company has also just expanded Amazon Fresh online grocery delivery service last month to Los Angeles, which use to be in Seattle. More than likely, this is the first of many expansions for Amazon, as it continues to compete against eBay.
EBay is not performing the delivers by itself. The online giant is partnering with same-day couriers like A-1 Express to handle its’ same-day delivery. This New York Courier is able to implement fast and efficient same-day delivery solutions. A-1 Express is a viable option for companies seeking to expand its’ e-retail business and would like to have a national footprint to meet customer demand. Couriers are an excellent choice for same-day delivery and can help eBay capture the sales growth being presented by eBay Now.
Reference: Internet Retailer, 7.22.13, Thad Rueter, eBay Expands Its eBay Now Same-Day Delivery Service
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