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Mobile May Help Top eCommerce Markets Double To $985B By 2018
International // June 10, 2015

A new study released by PayPal, Google and OC&C Strategy Consultants found that the world’s largest eCommerce markets — the U.K., U.S., China and Germany — can expect to double in size by 2018. The search and transactions data and online shopping habits of consumers...

Online and Mobile Still Not That Popular For Holiday Shopping
Consumer Finance // November 06, 2014

As merchants push to be the top online retailer leading into the holiday shopping rush, November’s Chain Store Guide Consumer Spending Report shows a majority of consumers won’t be shopping online or using their mobile device to make purchases this holiday season. Holiday shopping should boost consumer spending,...

China’s Bustling Cross-Border eCommerce Market
B2B Payments // September 23, 2014

With Alibaba last week having gone through the largest initial public offering in U.S. history, expect continued growth in international eCommerce trade coming out of China. Alibaba already is saying it wants to create more online sales between China and other Asian businesses and consumers,...

Quick Reads
Can Subscription Startups Stand Up To Big Retail?

December 24, 2015
Subscription services have been experiencing a renaissance of late. There are over 1,000 startups offering monthly delivery of everything from cosmetics, to bespoke menswear, to luxury designer jewelry. Many of these services have experienced phenomenal success, high growth and impressive backing from venture capital firms. Now, according to a recent article by Fortune, they may […]

Mobile May Help Top eCommerce Markets Double To $985B By 2018

June 10, 2015
A new study released by PayPal, Google and OC&C Strategy Consultants found that the world’s largest eCommerce markets — the U.K., U.S., China and Germany — can expect to double...