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Home service industry among last pots of gold on Internet

Estimated US$400-800b market connects consumers with vetted service providers through online shops

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Published Mon, Apr 13, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    THE installation of Deborah David's new kitchen faucet was a US$180 job. But it lies at the heart of an expanding US$400 billion commercial war.

    Some of the biggest names in e-commerce along with a growing pool of startups are vying for a chunk of the fragmented, quotidian, heretofore entirely local market of electricians, plumbers, dog walkers and other manual labour, known broadly as home services.

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