Boston, MA 01\/07\/2013 (wallstreetpr) – Companies competing in the e-commerce market cannot afford to keep their head in the sand. For this reason, tweaks are constantly made on the services in efforts to win over customers. He we look at\u00a0eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) to see what it is doing around the world and whether it is doing enough to return value to its investors.<\/p>\n
When it comes to e-commerce innovation, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) leads from the front. However, competition has been growing in such a pace that it sometimes has to do things under pressure. It is not known whether the company\u2019s recent decision to introduce same-day free delivery in India\u2019s e-commerce market is part of that hasty reaction to competition.<\/p>\n
Just a few weeks ago, its main rival Amazon (AMZN) introduce what it called within a day delivery in India. The same service is being offered by home-growth Flipkart.<\/p>\n
It has been established in the e-commerce market that pleasing customers is the sure fire way to grow in the business. To this end, companies in this industry are going to great lengths to either foot the delivery bills and\/or deliver orders within a few hours. Without a doubt, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is keen to get most of the $56 billion worth of the estimated India e-commerce worth by 2013. Currently the market is worth around $16 billion. The U.S. e-commerce market, from which eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) generates most of its revenue, is expected to be worth $262 billion in 2013.<\/p>\n
International Investment<\/b><\/p>\n
Most U.S. e-commerce companies are looking to international markets to boost their revenue. As part of its international expansion, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) invested $50 million in India\u2019s e-commerce market through Snapdeal which current has more than 50 million registered users. Its just announced same-day delivery will first capture Delhi region.<\/p>\n
The challenge with e-commerce companies are facing towards international expansion is the lack of infrastructure, particularly Internet connection. However, the fast-pace of Internet adoption in emerging markets is expected to solve this problem.<\/p>\n
Generally, it is not a bad idea to hold an e-commerce stock at this moment as the opportunities in the industry are just great. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) one particular stock that looks very promising for those considering a stake in e-commerce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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