O2 have announced at MWC that they will be adding pre-loaded eBay apps and links to eBay on all of their phones. eBay and O2’s parent company Telefonica have agreed to add eBay apps and links to most smart phones and feature phones sold by the company via its O2 brand in the UK. This is…
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m-commerce on eBay hits $2 billion in 2010
According to eBay the way people shop is changing from in-store and e-commerce to m-commerce, and although we think it’s a little premature to say that, the green shoots are there. In 2010 eBay’s mobile sales tripled from $600 million in 2009 to nearly $2 billion and it’s mostly fuelled by the eBay app, with…
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eBay mobile sales up 146% on Cyber Monday
eBay has released some figures from Cyber Monday and for the first time they’ve included some mobile figures. The eBay shopping data results from Cyber Monday 2010 (November 29th) on eBay Mobile in the United States showed that mobile sales increased by 146 percent over Cyber Monday 2009, and globally, eBay’s mobile service is on…
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PayPal looking to mobile for growth
In an interview with the New York Times “For PayPal, the Future Is Mobile” PayPal’s President Scott Thompson, said he was looking to grow PayPal revenues to more than parent eBay’s revenues, and he expects at least some of that additional revenue to come from mobile. Currently PayPal accounts for 37% of eBay’s overall revenue…
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UK mobile retailers get a best practice body
The IAB, the retailer trade body IMRG and interactive media association AIME have announced their joint leadership body aimed at providing best practice in the mobile commerce sector. The long-winded Mobile Commerce Joint Industry Committee (MCJIC) will provide research and best-practice guidelines, as well as regulate each of its members’ m-commerce activity. The move follows…
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eBay customers to sell almost £1 billion worth of goods via mobile in 2010
According to a blog post by Elizabeth Woyke on US Forbes magazine, eBay expects to sell more than £959 million ($1.5 billion) worth of goods via mobile in 2010, and has aggressive plans for mobile. eBay Mobile vice president Steve Yankovich told Woyke that eBay has plans to release an app for phones running Microsoft’s…
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eBay to sell over $1.5 billion worth of goods on mobile in 2010
eBay has announced that it is on track to reach a whopping $1.5 billion worth of goods sold via mobile phones in 2010 – more than double the mobile GMV (gross merchandise value) it registered in 2009 ($600 million). The company claims its primary iPhone app, which is available in more than 190 countries and…