B2C E-Commerce Sales in India
The Indian retail growth story continues on the internet as well. The ecommerce sales have been growing consistently over 30 percent year on year:
2006 : $0.76 billion
2007 : $1.23 billion
2008 : $1.9 billion
2009 : $2.84 billion
2010 : $4.07 billion
2011 : $5.56 billion
09 May 08 | Ecommerce | US Retail E-Commerce CAGR
The American retail ecommerce is growing at a 12 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR). The growth in value terms over the next few years shall be:
2007 - $136.4 billion
2012 - $240.2 billion
26 Feb 08 | Ecommerce | American Online Retail Projections for 2012
The projections for the US Online retail market has widely differed among the different research agencies. eMarketer projects a $100 billion more in 2012 than in 2007 at $240 billion. Forrester projections stand at $334.7 billion. Jupiter research has however made a conservative estimate of $215 billion.
21 Feb 08 | Ecommerce | Gifts For Your Valentine Purchased Online?
Were you among those who bought a gift for your valentine online? Then you are more likely to be a Brit than an American. In a recent poll, 49 percent of Americans were likely to purchase a gift for their valentine at a store compared to 31 percent Brits. However 20 percent of the Brits were likely to make that purchase online compared to just 9 percent of Americans.
However, Brits spend more on their valentine; $136 approx. by a Brit compared to $92 from a US shopper.
14 Feb 08 | Ecommerce | Online Travel Market Growth in Asia-Pacific
Online travel is the largest category of ecommerce among the major economies in the Asia Pacific region. It is projected to grow from $17.7 billion in 2007 to $41.7 billion by 2011. The expected worth of the market through the years are (for Asia-Pacific) :
2006 : $13.8 billion
2007 : $17.7 billion
2008 : $22.6 billion
2009 : $28.5 billion
2010 : $35.5 billion
2011 : $41.7 billion
06 Feb 08 | Ecommerce | Growth of ECommerce in India
India’s share of online commerce is projected to grow from 1.3 percent of Asia-Pacific in 2006 to 3.3 percent by 2011. The projected value of the market over the years and projected for the upcoming years are:
2006 : $800 million
2007 : $1.2 billion
2008 : $1.9 billion
2009 : $2.8 billion
2010 : $4.1 billion
2011 : $5.6 billion
Growth of Retail ECommerce Worldwide
More than 85 percent of the worldwide respondents to a poll had purchased something online. Growing middle class is spurring online commerce in China and India. The growth of retail e-commerce since 2006 and projected till 2010 is provided below:
2006 : $335 billion
2007 : $419 billion
2008 : $517 billion
2009 : $608 billion
2010 : $711 billion
01 Feb 08 | Ecommerce | How Big is Netflix?
In the final quarter of 2007,
Netflix added 451,000 new customers to its online DVD rental service
Earned $15.8 million or 24 cents per share
Now, Netflix has a total of 7.48 million customers and $302.4 million in total revenue
Top 10 Gaining Categories for US Market in December
The top 10 categories that attracted the maximum traffic for the month of December:
1. Fragrances/Cosmetics
2. Consumer Goods
3. Jewelry/Luxury Goods/Accessories
4. Shipping
5. Retail - Music
6. Gay/Lesbian
7. Retail - Food
8. Weather
9. Sports/Outdoors
10. Flowers/Gifts/Greetings
Christmas Shopping in UK and France
The period between September and October was taken as the base period for the study. Dec 3 - Dec 9 resulted in a 38 percent increase in shopping in UK and 45 percent increase in France. Dec 10 - 16 saw a 35% increase in UK and 39% increase in France.