Insights On E-Commerce Growth Markets

Ikea dreams of a place of its own in Korea's big city

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20-Apr-18 Ikea is planning to open a number of small city stores in Seoul, a significant departure from the suburban mega stores that the company typically favours, enabling people who find it difficult to access Ikea outside of city centers. [image: Ikea Korea]

Japan's retailers boosted by e-commerce and overseas expansion

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13-Apr-18 Earnings growth in the Japanese retail sector is accelerating once again as companies expand and increase their presence abroad and in cyberspace. 14 of the 20 top publicly traded retailers foresee record net profits in fiscal 2018. [image: Nikkei Asian Review / Wataru Ito]

E-payments players have a big opportunity in the Middle East

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11-Apr-18 Digital payments in the Middle East are at a watershed as regulations, culture and technology all shift, opening the door for innovative companies to disrupt one of the oldest payment ecosystems in the world. [image: Global Growth Markets]

42% of global e-commerce is happening in China

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10-Apr-18 China’s digital economy has experienced massive growth in the last decade. In 2008, China accounted for <1% of e-commerce; today its share is 42%. In comparison, the United States’ share is down 10% since 2005, to 25%. [image: McKinsey Global Institute]

Adobomall to bring augmented reality e-commerce to the Philippines

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09-Apr-18 Following its exponential growth after more than a year of operations, Filipino e-commerce store Adobomall is debuting an AR shopping technology that will engage customers and allow them to "feel the product" they are considering buying. [image: Adobomall]