Wednesday, October 10, 2012

EBay UK Soon Will Close 50% of Transactions on a Mobile

"Showrooming," the process where consumers check out merchandise, but wind up buying it online, is going to get worse, some might argue. One aspect of mobile commerce is that consumers increasingly will be able to look at merchandise, and then buy from an online suppliers, while they are inside retailer locations, immediately, says eBay CEO John Donahoe. 

That explains why eBay is interested in mobile commerce. Donahoe says  eBay UK closes about a quarter of its business will close on mobile, and that percentage rapidly is approaching 50 percent of transactions. 

Donahoe shared that eBay has between 300-400 employees working on mobile solutions.

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