eBay has launched eBay Now, a local delivery service that lets you order from physical stores for a $5 delivery fee. It's only available in San Francisco.
Amazon.com has no real equivalent, in terms of speed or convenience. Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak recently said during the company's second-quarter earnings call that it doesn't "see a way to do same-day delivery on a broad scale economically."
But it does have a same day delivery option of sorts available. It is called "Local Express Delivery" and it is available for some markets, for some items. It's more expensive, at $8.99 and up per delivery (gift cards can be had for a $3.99 fee). The convenience factor is far lower—you have to order by a morning deadline. And most of the markets served are close to Amazon's physical fulfillment centers, suggesting that Amazon is piggybacking the order on its existing delivery infrastructure.
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