Dive Summary:
- Google may focus its e-commerce initiatives by launching a same-day delivery competitor to the likes of Amazon Prime and eBay Now called "Google Shopping Express."
- If and when it launches, the service will reportedly be $10 to $15 cheaper than Amazon Prime and offer same-day delivery from stores like Target and Walmart.
- If successful, the venture would capitalize on the company's recent purchases of BufferBox and Channel Intelligence, and could also establish Google Wallet as a competitor to PayPal.
From the article:
Google is stealthily preparing to launch an Amazon Prime competitor called “Google Shopping Express.” According to one source the service will be $10 or $15 cheaper than Amazon Prime, so $69 or $64 a year and offer same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar stores like Target, Walmart, Walgreens and Safeway (though no specifics were mentioned by our sources). ...