U.S. e-commerce is growing at 29% on average this year, while Indian e-commerce is expected to grow from $13B in 2013 to $50-70B by 2020. More than 60% of e-commerce shoppers use social media to interact with brands. Alibaba manages more transactions than Amazon and eBay combined and plans to go public on the NYSE, making it one of the top 20 most valuable U.S. companies.

1. U.S. e-commerce is growing at
29%, on average, this year. Many
retailers are closing or redefining
their stores in order to align with
a broader e-commerce channel.
Indian e-commerce is expected
to grow from $13B in 2013, to
$50B–$70B by 2020.
While the 302 largest e-retailers in France, Germany
and the U.K. grew combined sales by 16.7% during
2013, the 46 largest e-retailers in Italy, Spain and
Portugal grew even faster at 26.6%.
More than 60% of e-commerce
shoppers use social sites and
tools to interact with brands.
OTTO GROUP
Hamburg
BRAZIL 13%
U.S.A. 12%
FRANCE 12.8%
U.K. 10.8%
GERMANY 9.7%
INDIA 29.5%
CHINA 57%
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5
10
15
20
25
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
22.2%
18%
20.1%
17.6%
15.9%
14.8%
$7.7B
127,614,469
3.41%
$18.18B
191,883,420
3.7%
$4.96B
31,612,590
3.8%
$142.37B
2,996,070
3%
$74.88B
10,637,880
1.95%
$31.1B
8,640,900
1%
$7.35B
85,453,831
2.8%
$3.96B
26,226,190
2.0%
$1.22B
19,840,494
2.47%
$3.82B
19,866,669
10%
$61.09B
480,571,284
4%
$10.3B
20,861,299
8.9%
$2.04B
19,602,000
14.3%
Worldwide E-Commerce Sales Growth:
E-CommerceGoesGlobal
Average E-Commerce
Sales Growth 2012–2017:
INDIA TIMES SHOPPING
New Delhi
FLIPKART
MYNTRA.COM
Bangalore
Bangalore
HOME RETAIL GROUP
CDISCOUNT.COM
Bordeaux
Central Milton Keynes
TESCO STORES
Hertfordshire
STAPLES
Framingham,
Massachusetts
San Paulo
NOVA PONTOCOM
WALMART
Bentonville,
Arkansas
AMAZON
Seattle, Washington
Sources: Internet Retailer Top500 | eMarketer | SHOP.org State of retail Online Report 2014
JINGDONG MALL
Beijing
Nanjing
SUNING APPLIANCE CO. LTD
CONVERSION RATEWEB SALES (USD) MONTHLY VISITORS
$8.83B
350,000,000
2.5%
APPLE
Cupertino, California
$2.44B
28,802,531
2.9%
B2W DIGITAL
Rio de Janeiro
AVERAGE E-COMMERCE SALES GROWTH 2012–2017: 1–10% 11–20% 20–40% 41+%
ALIBABA
Hangzhou
$170B
1.6B
5.1%
Alibaba manages more
transactions than Amazon
and eBay combined and
acts as the infrastructure
provider to all Chinese
e-commerce. The company
plans to go public on the
NYSE in 2014, making it
one of the top 20 most
valuable companies traded
in the U.S.
The e-commerce world is getting flatter every day.
In the United States, e-commerce is growing at 4x
the rate of retail, while in China, it grew a staggering
51% in 2013. The global leaders are well-funded,
well-organized and driving massive change in retail.
In the world of e-retail, cities like Seattle, Washington
and Bentonville hold their own against Beijing and
Hamburg. It’s a world that is changing quickly,
with fierce competition on a global scale.