eBay at an event this morning announced that it has acquired a UK-based marketplace, Shutl which have been known for using a couriers network to deliver the local goods the very same day. As per the company, the acquisition meant to be bringing “technology, talent and expertise” to the eBay which will let the company reach its “goal of expanding its local delivery capabilities.”
The new experience will now be something like this:
- Collections: groups of products that have been hand-selected from eBay’s more than 500 million listed items by expert curators, eBay buyers, and sellers
- Curators: top trendsetters across a variety of interest areas, who create beautiful collections on eBay to help easily connect you with items you’ll love
- Follow: a simple, one-click way for you to personalize your feed by following the collections, curators, eBay users, and interests that inspire you
- Profiles: a customizable page – for both buyers and sellers – where you can share information about yourself, the collections you’ve created, and the interests, collections, and people you follow
- eBay Today: a new page on eBay that helps you easily discover the very best collections of items on eBay, selected daily by eBay’s Chief Curator and Editorial Director
