Category Archives: Global Retailing

Read about how domestic and foreign retailers are performing around the world.

Global E-Commerce Still on the Rise — And Becoming Less North America-Centric

Posted on February 3, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported before (click here, for example), online retailing has become a leading distribution channel worldwide; and we are now seeing a dramatic shift in the volume of online shopping regionally. From $1.06 trillion in 2012, global B2C … Continue reading →

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Small Online Retailers Can Compete with the Big Guys

Posted on January 30, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Even though E-commerce via the Web has become very popular for the “big guys,” there still remain many opportunities for smaller firms. As Julie Neumann reports for Bigcommerce, an E-commerce platform serving 50,000 stores in over 65 countries: “If you want to build … Continue reading →

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How Important Is the Christmas Shopping Season for Online Retailers?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by bermanevansretail

The Christmas holiday season is very important for online retailers — and this varies by country. In a recent study (as reported by EMarketer), Adobe looked at E-commerce holiday sales as a percentage of annual sales for online retailers in … Continue reading →

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