EBay CEO's strategy to beat Amazon is to not be Amazon
He intends to push hard into emerging markets, will set up a new search architecture
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EBay Inc chief executive officer Devin Wenig took the stage in a Las Vegas convention centre with arms raised like a prized fighter after winning a stunning upset. This was the first time in eight years that EBay had gathered such a large group of sellers in one place to give them a chance to eat, drink, mingle and get the lowdown from the CEO.
Mr Wenig, in the job for about a year, knew that he had some cheerleading to do. EBay has struggled to make headway against Amazon.com Inc, and many of these product-peddling merchants - long the lifeblood of EBay's online bazaar - have been putting their wares on the Seattle giant's site to boost their sales.
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