E-commerce has quickly grown into a giant shopping force‚ with eBay and Amazon.com leading the way; both websites offer similar services in different manners. eBay focuses on being an online auction site where people are able to bid on the items they want‚ attempting to find the best deal‚ while Amazon.com is store-based‚ where items are sold at set prices. This study aims to compare the ease of completing four tasks both websites offer‚ registering an account‚ buying‚ selling‚ and reviewing an item
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such as China and Korea‚ eBay has had a tough go of it. There are a number of reasons for this. First‚ eBay crashed in China when the decision was made to move operation say-so from China to California. EBay also underestimated the strong ties that Asians felt toward the online auction media already in place. In addition‚ eBay failed to understand the political implication of doing business in China. Ebay entered the Asian market in 2003 with the purchase of EachNet. Ebay‚ through EachNet cornered
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CASE: IB-88 DATE: 01/04/10 TAOBAO VS. EBAY CHINA Ten to 15 years from now‚ I think China can be eBay ’s largest market on a global basis…. We think China has tremendous long-term potential and we want to do everything we can to maintain 1 our No. 1 position. — Meg Whitman‚ eBay CEO‚ 2004 By 2008‚ Jack Ma‚ CEO of Alibaba.com Inc.‚ was in a position to consider how to fortify Taobao’s dominant position in China’s online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market. Ma and his company had come a long way
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Echo Bay Technologies – eBay International business June 2nd 2010 Outline I. Overview II. Echo Bay Technologies Market Entry Strategies III. Columns for 2007 and 2010: Internet Penetration in Latin America IV. Market features/characteristics of Latin America that must be understood by eBay V. A characteristic of eBay’s ideal or perfect strategic position after 2005 VI. Ebay’s Marketing Strategy for Latin America for 2001 to 2005 VII. Conclusion and Recommendation Echo Bay
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Analysis QSPM matrix IV. Questions Assessment of eBay´s choice of market entry strategy for China‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy Assessment of the potential benefits and risks of eBay´ s joint venture with Tom Online Assessment of both companies: eBay and Tom Online‚ decisions on their respective percentage of stake Strategic recommendation on International Commercial Strategy for eBay I- The input stage C.A.G.E. analysis Cultural with …
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their current needs and demands for improved security. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Company Description Overview: Our company is known as LS Corporation and was established in March of 2009‚ in Guangzhou‚ China. The nature of our business consists of providing our customers with a guaranteed security systems‚ in particular the alarm locks and the security bracelets for the young children. With the astonishing number of motorbikes increasing every year in transport industry particularly
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Markets? Course Number: International Business 401 Dr. Fadia Alkhalil February 15‚ 2011 Abstract This paper will identify some of the reasons why E-Bay has problems in the Asian Markets as an internet auction provider. After examining articles from Philip Kotler and David Gertner as well as Moon Ihlwan among others‚ this paper will provide my answers about why did EBay want to expand globally as well as why any of these Asian nations wanted their business? It will explain some research explored
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27 1.0 Company Profile Ebay Inc is the world’s online marketplace which enabling trade on a local‚ national and international basis. Ebay offers an online platform where millions of items are traded each day with a diverse fashion‚ home and garden‚ electronics and technology‚ sports and leisure‚ collectables and antiques‚ jewellery and beauty‚ films‚ books‚ music and gaming‚ business and industrial‚ motors and other deals. Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995‚ as now‚ eBay has a global presence in
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Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Case Study Analysis eBay: In a League of Its Own EBay is the leader of the online auction industry‚ and was unchallenged for quite some time. The eBay company became the leader in the online auction industry by not only allowing everyday consumers to purchase and sell items‚ but it also allowed big companies to clear up their stock to bargain shoppers. EBay has become a serious competitor in the traditional e-tail environment with the less competitive
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Question 1 eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart‚ EachNet‚ followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy. As we know‚ eBay’s China expansion strategy can be considered as failure‚ despite the fact that eBay entered this potentially rewarding market with caution. This cautious strategy was very
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