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06-10-2014, 11:50 PM
Amazon Readying a Local Services Marketplace: Report
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The ecommerce retailer is preparing to launch a digital marketplace for local services, pushing into turf currently occupied by companies like Yelp. The new platform could launch this year, according to a report from Reuters (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/uk-amazon-com-services-idUKKBN0EL1ZP20140610).
See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/16/startups-to-watch-in-2014/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The marketplace would primarily connect customers with services such as home repair. It was **t immediately clear if the company would also use it to feature local craftmakers, a move that would also bring it into competition with Etsy
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The ecommerce retailer is preparing to launch a digital marketplace for local services, pushing into turf currently occupied by companies like Yelp. The new platform could launch this year, according to a report from Reuters (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/uk-amazon-com-services-idUKKBN0EL1ZP20140610).
See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/16/startups-to-watch-in-2014/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The marketplace would primarily connect customers with services such as home repair. It was **t immediately clear if the company would also use it to feature local craftmakers, a move that would also bring it into competition with Etsy
Amazon continues to dominate online retail sales, with 2013 revenue of $67.9 billion (http://mashable.com/2014/05/08/amazon-sales-chart/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) accounting for more than the next nine companies combined. Margins remain tight, meaning Amazon generates little profit from each sale, resulting in profit that has delivery service (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/amazon-q1-2014-earnings/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) as well as a grocery delivery (http://mashable.com/2013/12/12/amazonfresh-brief/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) offering. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/amazon-readying-a-local-services-marketplace-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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