eBay and PayPal continue to see record mobile sales during the holiday shopping season. Last week, the marketplace company released data that showed that non-holiday days were posting massive gains, with PayPal reporting that its total global mobile payment volume on Sunday, Dec. 2, exceeded that of Cyber Monday by more than $1 million.
Comparison shopping network Shopping.com, which was purchased by eBay back in 2005 for $620 million in cash, is officially rebranding as the eBay Commerce Network.
eBay says that the site has evolved from being a comparison shopping site to an actual commerce ad network, and this shift in title reflects that. The network aims to connect retailers with buyers across sites like eBay, CNET and Bing.
Shoppers in the United States are increasingly going mobile in large numbers as they utilise the latest mobile technologies. These mobile consumers of goods and services – with the most connected and active of them now dubbed ‘mobile shopping warriors’ – will account for 28 percent of the $447 billion expected to be spent by American consumers in the coming holiday season.
Price comparison web sites in Australia are about to face some stiff competition from the global behemoth: Google has launched Google Shopping in Australia.
Shopspot, a startup out of Thailand with a mobile shopping app, has won $628,000 (S$779,000) after switching its shopper matchmaking app to a more traditional shopping interface.
Its earlier app focused on connecting individuals keen to sell their wares. The app would pair sellers and their goods with buyers based on geolocation.
Written by: David Swan | Published in: Home ITAustralia's bargain hunters ready for the shopping event of the year, but one site has already buckled under the pressure, with David Jones' website crashing today.
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PayPal President David Marcus held an informal sit-down with reporters today in San Francisco to address the recent shopping activity over the holidays, PayPal’s strategy on data and mobile, and the potential for the company to take a stake in in-store payments.
The payments giant said earlier today that mobile payments on Cyber Monday were already up 196 percent, and Marcus confirmed that i
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