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Barclays on U.S. Internet e-Commerce Monthly: e-Bay's Best Month on Record; New Industry News

August 14, 2012 5:28 PM EDT
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Barclays on U.S. Internet e-Commerce Monthly: e-Bay's Best Month on Record

Analyst, Anthony DiClemente, said, "July Channel Advisor (CA) Same Store Sales (SSS) data released today indicate robust reacceleration at eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) with continued strong growth at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). EBAY's July SSS growth of +28.2% Y/Y represents its strongest month in ChannelAdvisor history and almost an 800 bps M/M acceleration from June. AMZN exhibited solid but decelerating growth, as SSS grew 44% Y/Y, down ~590 bps from June SSS growth of 49.9%."

Also, comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR) reported U.S. eCommerce market grew 15% year-over-year (ex-travel) in June. However, traffic data for AMZN showed a deceleration.

DiClemente said he's cautious and conservative with concerns around slowing macro and further deterioration in Europe. Q2 results for AMZN and EBAY were generally in-line, but priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) had unexpectedly low Q3 guidance.

Other news including: 1) Buzz about the beta testing of EBAY's eBay Now, same day delivery service in San Francisco. Customers can order from many large retailers including Target (NYSE: TGT), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), and Macy's (NYSE: M) and get same day service for $5 fee. Barclays considers this proactive vs. pressure from Amazon. Speaking of which, Amazon has introduced hard copy textbook rentals and launched social gaming development studio.


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