Tag Archives: online shopping

Global E-Tailing in 2020

Where is global E-tailing heading over the next several years? We know it’s going to get bigger and bigger. Recently, OC&C Strategy Consultants published “The Global Retail E-mpire” report, which ” estimates the value of online retail trade based on … Continue reading

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When Will Bad News About Security Stop Piling Up?

The answer to this question is an unfortunate: not any time soon. Retailers are still trying to sort through and deal with all of the recent security breaches that have popped up. Now, they have another security issue with which … Continue reading

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

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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