Thu Aug 8 2013 19:24:50

eBay CEO Sees Excess Capacity in Newspaper Delivery Trucks

By: Ina Steiner

Did eBay's CEO just subtly slam Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Washington Post? John Donahoe granted an interview to BusinessWeek in which he shared his thoughts on the company's initiatives. In it, he flogs the same day delivery service eBay is trying to get off the ground called eBay Now.

 When asked if the service was economical, Donahoe replies, "...There's a lot of excess delivery capacity in every city." Asked if he was referring to bike messengers or delivery vehicles, Donahoe came out with the surprising response, "Newspaper trucks." Newspapers have been battling drops in ... Read More